二十

èr shí

Definitions

1. twenty; 20

Words Containing 二十

• 二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi: the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
• 二十八宿 èr shí bā xiù: the twenty-eight constellations
• 二十一条 èr shí yī tiáo: the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
• 二十年目睹之怪现状 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng: The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]
• 二十四史 èr shí sì shǐ: the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
• 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ: It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
• 管他三七二十一 guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī: who cares
• 三七二十一 sān qī èr shí yī: three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
• 茄二十八星瓢虫 qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng: 28-spotted ladybird
• 二十四孝 èr shí sì xiào: the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
• 二十一世纪 èr shí yī shì jì: 21st century
• 不管三七二十一 bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī: regardless of the consequences
• 二十面体 èr shí miàn tǐ: icosahedron
• 二十多 èr shí duō: over 20
• 二十五史 èr shí wǔ shǐ: twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
• 二十世纪 èr shí shì jì: 20th century
• 二十一点 èr shí yī diǎn: blackjack (card game)

Child Words of 二十

• 二 èr: two
• 十 shí: ten