Answer to Love a Good Bargain? Buy it Second-Hand “二手(èrshǒu)” in Chinese

Answer: A Here, the ordinal number “second” is “第二(dì’èr)” in Chinese. While “second-hand” can be both “二手(èrshǒu)” or “第二手(dì’èrshǒu)” in Chinese, “二手(èrshǒu)” is more widely used. For example, “二手市场(èrshǒu shìchǎng) second-hand market,” “二手车(èrshǒuchē) used car,” “二手房(èrshǒufáng) pre-owned house,” etc. Meanwhile, “第二手(dì’èrshǒu),” with less uses, is often found in phrases like “第二手资料(dìèrshǒu zīliào) secondary source” and “第二手史料(dì’èrshǒu shǐliào) secondary historical data.”…