二手

èrshǒu

adjective HSK 4 #12,258

Meanings

Literally 'second hand' - passed from one hand to another.

我在网上买了一辆二手车。

Wǒ zài wǎngshàng mǎi le yī liàng èrshǒuchē.

I bought a used car online.

二手房比新房便宜很多。

Èrshǒufáng bǐ xīnfáng piányi hěn duō.

Second-hand houses are much cheaper than new ones.

这本书是二手的，但很新。

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 is China's biggest second-hand marketplace app.

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