Characters
Vocabulary
二十
twenty; 20
二十世纪
20th century
二十多
over 20
二十四史
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
二十四节气
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
二十八宿
the twenty-eight constellations
二十一条
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
二十四孝
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
二十五史
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
二十一点
blackjack (card game)
二十面体
icosahedron
二十一世纪
21st century
二十年目睹之怪现状
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吴趼人 (WúJiǎnrén)