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二 vs. 两 - Chinese Grammar Points (42)







  1. In ordinal numbers, second is always 第二 and never 第两. 
  2. Some nouns can form ordinal numbers without 第. 
  3. 二 is generally used in Sequence and Counting Number. 
  4. 二月 = February; 两个月 = two months; 
  5. 两 = "Both";  
  6. 两 can be used in front of 百-hundred/千-thousand/万-10 thousand/亿-100 million; 
  7. 2 years old should use 两;
  8. In a larger number (greater than 10) that involves two, then 二 is used.