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    The noun 二年级 (èr niánjí) for "second grade"

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    Explanation

    二年级 (èr niánjí) is a noun meaning "second grade" or "second year." It refers to the second year of study at any educational level, and follows the pattern of number + 年级 used for all school grades in Chinese.

    Examples

    • 我女儿今年上二年级了。

      Wǒ nǚ'ér jīnnián shàng èr niánjí le.

      My daughter is in second grade this year.

    • 二年级的课程比一年级难了不少。

      Èr niánjí de kèchéng bǐ yī niánjí nán le bùshǎo.

      The second-grade curriculum is quite a bit harder than first grade.

    • 他是二年级的语文老师。

      Tā shì èr niánjí de yǔwén lǎoshī.

      He is a second-grade Chinese language teacher.

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