Definition
二三 is a numeral combination literally meaning 'two or three'. In classical and formal contexts it can indicate an approximate small number (两三个). However, it also appears in the idiom 二三其德 (changeable in virtue), giving it a secondary sense of 'fickle' or 'inconstant'. This entry's POS is numeral, so the definitions and examples focus on the literal numeric meaning.
num.
two or three (approximate small number)
Examples
- 二三。Zhège gōngchéng xūyào èr sān nián de shíjiān cáinéng wánchéng.This project will take two or three years to complete.
- 二三。Tā dài le èr sān běn shū qù túshūguǎn.He brought two or three books to the library.
- 二三。Wǒmen zhǐ liáo le èr sān jù huà jiù fēn kāi le.We only exchanged two or three sentences before parting.
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