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乙 (yǐ): second in sequence

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HSK 5noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: second in sequence
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 1
Radical: 乙
Structure: 独体结构

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second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
second in order
letter ""B"" or Roman ""II"" in list ""A

Chinese explanation

天干的第二位，常用来表示顺序中的第二个
在旧时也用于标记等级或分类，如乙等、乙级。

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