老
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The word "老二" is formed by combining the character "老", meaning "old", with the character "二", meaning "two", where "老" acts as an informal prefix attached to a numeral to indicate ordinal position, resulting in a compound that colloquially refers to the second child in a family or the second item in a sequence.

Example Sentences Hide

我家有个老二。

Wǒ jiā yǒu gè lǎo èr.

There is a second child in my family.

我的弟弟是家里的老二。

Wǒ de dìdì shì jiālǐ de lǎo èr.

My younger brother is the second child in the family.

老二从小就懂得照顾妹妹。

Lǎo èr cóngxiǎo jiù dǒngde zhàogù mèimei.

The second child has known how to take care of his younger sister since he was little.

他在公司是公认的二把手，名副其实的老二。

Tā zài gōngsī shì gōngrèn de èrbǎshǒu, míngfùqíshí de lǎo èr.

He is the acknowledged number two in the company, a veritable second-in-command.

身为老二的他，既享受过独宠，也早早学会了担当。

Shēnwéi lǎo èr de tā, jì xiǎngshòu guò dúchǒng, yě zǎozǎo xuéhuìle dāndāng.

As the second child, he both enjoyed being the only one doted on for a time and learned to take responsibility early on.

Word Definition - 老二

lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis

Individual Character Details

老 lǎo
二 èr