二手

• 拼音: èr shǒu
• 汉字拆解: 二 = two horizontal strokes representing the number two; 手 = pictograph of a hand

含义

Second-hand; used; pre-owned. Describing something that has been previously owned or used.

Very common in daily life for describing used goods: 二手房 (second-hand apartment), 二手车 (used car), 二手书 (second-hand book). Also used in 二手烟 (second-hand smoke). Online second-hand marketplaces are extremely popular in China.

例句

1. 他在网上买了一辆二手车，价格很便宜。
2. 这本二手书虽然旧了一点，但内容完好。
3. 二手房比新房便宜很多。

用法指南

语境: shopping, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你在哪里买的二手电脑？(Where did you buy the second-hand computer?)
• 二手市场上有很多好东西。(There are many good things at the second-hand market.)

错误说法

• 用'二手'形容人 (Don't call a person 二手 — it's reserved for objects; calling someone 二手 is offensive as it implies they are 'used goods')

起源与历史

Calque from English 'second-hand.' 二 means second and 手 means hand, directly translating the English expression.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal