二手

èrshǒu

adjective HSK 4 #12,258

Meanings

Literally 'second hand' — passed from one hand to another

Wǒ zài wǎngshàng mǎi le yī liàng èrshǒu chē.

I bought a used car online.

Èrshǒu fáng bǐ xīn fáng piányi hěn duō.

Second-hand houses are much cheaper than new ones.

Zhè běn shū shì èrshǒu de, dàn hěn xīn.

This book is second-hand, but it's in great condition.

usage

Common collocations: 二手车 (used car), 二手房 (used apartment), 二手市场 (second-hand market). 闲鱼 (Xiányú) is China's biggest second-hand marketplace app.

二 èr

手 shǒu