[ Linguistic Bits 14 ]2 or 2 “二”还是“两”？| Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

今天我们聊聊“二”和“两”，jīn tiān | wǒ men | liáo liáo | “èr” | hé | “liǎng”Today we’ll talk about "èr" (two) and "liǎng" (two).这是不是个让你困惑的问题呢？zhè | shì bù shì | gè | ràng | nǐ | kùn huò | de | wèn tí | neIs this a confusing question for you?我的孩子学会说话后，wǒ | de | hái zi | xué huì | shuō huà | hòuAfter my children learned to speak,只会用“二”，zhǐ | huì | yòng | “èr”they only use "èr",比如“二个苹果”，bǐ rú | “èr gè | píng guǒ”for example, "èr gè píng guǒ" (two apples).但是，我们大人并不会去批评他们。dàn shì | wǒ men | dà rén | bìng | bù huì | qù | pī píng | tā menHowever, we adults don’t criticize them for it.他们每天反复地听大人们是怎么说的，tā men | měi tiān | fǎn fù | de | tīng | dà rén men | shì | zěn me | shuō | deThey listen repeatedly to how adults speak every day,然后就慢慢学会了。rán hòu | jiù | màn màn | xué huì | leand then gradually learn the correct usage.所以，你不用非常刻意去区分，suǒ yǐ | nǐ | bù yòng | fēi cháng | kè yì | qù | qū fēnSo you don’t need to deliberately distinguish between them—只需要重复听重复模仿就行啦。zhǐ | xū yào | chóng fù | tīng | chóng fù | mó fǎng | jiù xíng | layou just need to listen and imitate repeatedly.首先，必须用“二”的情况，shǒu xiān | bì xū | yòng | “èr” | de | qíng kuàngFirst, situations where "èr" must be used:第一，数学计算，dì yī | shù xué | jì suàn1. Mathematical calculations:2+2=5，èr | jiā | èr | děng yú | wǔ2 plus 2 equals 5,2%，èr | bǎi fēn zhī | èr2 percent,20,20万，èr shí | èr shí | wàn20, 200,000.第二，编号，dì èr | biān hào2. Numbering:2楼，èr | lóu2nd floor,二年级，èr | nián jí2nd grade,102房间，yī líng èr | fáng jiānRoom 102.第三，序数，dì sān | xù shù3. Ordinal numbers:二等奖，dì èr | jiǎngsecond prize,第二名dì èr | míngsecond place.第四，一些成语里，dì sì | yī xiē | chéng yǔ | lǐ4. In some idioms:比如独一无二。bǐ rú | dú yī wú èrfor example, "dú yī wú èr" (unique, one of a kind).---For full transcript or 1 on 1 tutoring: yoyomo85@gmail.com