其二

qíèr

phrase #29,212

Meanings

1 secondly
2 the second (point/reason)
3 the other one (of two)

Characters

its; that; such; (literary pronoun)

Examples

其一，价格太贵；其二，质量不好。

Qí yī, jiàgé tài guì; qí èr, zhìliàng bù hǎo.

First, the price is too high; second, the quality is poor.

他提出了两个理由，其二更加重要。

Tā tí chū le liǎng gè lǐyóu, qí èr gèngjiā zhòngyào.

He raised two reasons, and the second one is more important.

Tips

grammar

其二 is used in formal or written enumeration. It pairs with 其一 (firstly), and can continue with 其三 (thirdly), 其四 (fourthly), etc. Equivalent to 第二 (second) but more literary in tone.

Stroke Order

其 qí

二 èr