女二

nǚ'èr

noun

Meanings

1 second female lead
2 secondary female character (abbr. for 女二号)

Characters

Examples

女二的演技一点不输女主。

Nǚ'èr de yǎnjì yìdiǎn bú shū nǚzhǔ.

The second female lead's acting is every bit as good as the lead's.

编剧总是把女二写得很讨厌。

Biānjù zǒngshì bǎ nǚ'èr xiě de hěn tǎoyàn.

Screenwriters always write the second female lead to be annoying.

Tips

usage

Shorthand of 女二号. In C-dramas the 女二 is often the female antagonist competing for the 男主's affection; in recent josei-style novels the trope is being subverted with sympathetic portrayals.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

二 èr