second(ly); the second of the ten Heavenly Stems (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
乙 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
以 yǐ - using because of; so as to (prep.) | HSK 4
Phonetically similar words
一 yī - one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout (num.) | HSK 1
亿 yì - 100 million (num.) | HSK 5
翼 yì - the wing of a bird/aeroplane; etc; flank; assist (n.) | HSK 6
亦 yì - also; too (adv.) | HSK 6
Examples
乙队在比赛中表现出色。 yǐ duì zài bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn chūsè。 - Team B performed outstandingly in the match.
在合同中，他是甲方，我是乙方。 zài hétóng zhōng, tā shì jiǎfāng, wǒ shì yǐfāng。 - In the contract, he is Party A, and I am Party B.
乙班的学生成绩优异。 yǐ bān de xuéshēng chéngjī yōuyì。 - The students in Class B have excellent grades.
他是这场比赛的乙方选手。 tā shì zhè chǎng bǐsài de yǐfāng xuǎnshǒu。 - He is the competitor from Team B in this match.
乙等车票比甲等便宜。 yǐ děng chēpiào bǐ jiǎděng piányí。 - Class B tickets are cheaper than Class A.