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初二

Mandarin · pinyin chū èr

second year in junior middle school
second day of a lunar month

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
二: èr · two; twice

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1–4 · chu1 er4

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noun · Etymology 1

second day of a lunar month

noun · Etymology 2

(Mainland China) second year in junior middle school; eighth grade

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