What does 乙 mean in Chinese?
乙 (yǐ) means second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
乙
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
02
second in order
03
letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
04
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方 yǐfāng, as opposed to 甲方 jiǎfāng)
05
ethyl
06
bent
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 乙
How do you pronounce 乙?
乙 is pronounced yǐ. It also has the reading zhé.
Is 乙 an HSK word?
乙 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 乙?
乙 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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