中二

zhōng'èr

adjective

Meanings

1 chuunibyou (edgy, self-important teen mindset)
2 cringey-cool
3 delusionally cool

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他给自己取了个很中二的英文名。

Tā gěi zìjǐ qǔ le ge hěn zhōng'èr de Yīngwén míng.

He gave himself a really chuuni English name.

HSK 6

每个男生都有过中二时期。

Měi ge nánshēng dōu yǒu guò zhōng'èr shíqī.

Every guy has had his chuuni phase.

HSK 7-9

这部动漫的中二台词太好笑了。

Zhè bù dòngmàn de zhōng'èr táicí tài hǎoxiào le.

The chuuni lines in this anime are hilarious.

Tips

culture

Loan from Japanese 中二病 (chuunibyou) - literally 'second-year-of-junior-high syndrome' - describing a teenager who fancies themselves as a misunderstood protagonist with secret powers. On Chinese internet it is used both mockingly (中二少年) and affectionately (中二魂, 'chuuni spirit').

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

二 èr