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两
兩
liǎng
1.
two
2.
both
3.
some
4.
a few
5.
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty [[斤<jīn>]] (old)
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
三两
sānliǎng
two or three
两下
liǎngxià
twice
两倍
liǎngbèi
twice as much
两侧
liǎngcè
two sides
两仪
liǎngyí
heaven and earth
两全
liǎngquán
to satisfy both sides
两句
liǎngjù
(say) a few words
两国
liǎngguó
both countries
两宋
LiǎngSòng
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
两岸
liǎngàn
bilateral
两广
LiǎngGuǎng
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
两德
liǎngDé
two Germanies
两性
liǎngxìng
the two sexes
两方
liǎngfāng
both sides (in contract)
两旁
liǎngpáng
both sides
两会
Liǎnghuì
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
两栖
liǎngqī
amphibious
两极
liǎngjí
the two poles
两样
liǎngyàng
two kinds
两河
liǎnghé
two rivers
Example Sentences (10)
这两个地方的房子一样吗？
Zhè liǎng gè dìfang de fángzi yí yàng ma?
Are the houses in these two places the same?
Text 4
很多外国人认为所有中国人都会功夫和乒乓球，其实只是喜爱这两种运动的中国人比较多。
Hěn duō wàiguórén rènwéi suǒyǒu zhōngguórén dōu huì gōngfu hé pīngpāngqiú, qíshí zhǐshì xǐ'ài zhè liǎng zhǒng yùndòng de zhōngguórén bǐjiào duō.
Many foreigners think all Chinese people can do kung fu and play table tennis, but actually it's just that more Chinese people like these two sports.
Text 5
老师，我来中国留学两年了，但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
这两天怎么没看见小张？
Zhè liǎng tiān zěnme méi kànjiàn Xiǎo Zhāng?
How come I haven't seen Xiao Zhang these past two days?
Text 4
好的。王经理两点左右来了个电话。
Hǎo de. Wáng jīnglǐ liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu lái le gè diànhuà.
Okay. Manager Wang called around two o'clock.
Text 2
按原来的计划应该是两周，但是我们可以提前完成，周末保证做完。
Àn yuánlái de jìhuà yīnggāi shì liǎng zhōu, dànshì wǒmen kěyǐ tíqián wánchéng, zhōumò bǎozhèng zuò wán.
According to the original plan, it should take two weeks, but we can finish early and make sure it's done by the weekend.
Text 2
这两天有点儿累，不去打球了。
Zhè liǎng tiān yǒu diǎnr lèi, bù qù dǎ qiú le.
I've been a bit tired these past two days; I'm not going to play ball.
Text 3
我记得你已经有两条这样的裤子了。
Wǒ jìde nǐ yǐjīng yǒu liǎng tiáo zhèyàng de kùzi le.
I remember you already have two pairs of pants like this.
Text 2
前两条我理解得不深，最后一条我完全同意。
Qián liǎng tiáo wǒ lǐjiě de bù shēn, zuìhòu yī tiáo wǒ wánquán tóngyì.
I don't understand the first two points very well; I completely agree with the last one.
Text 5
他很喜欢葡萄酒，我们就给他买两瓶葡萄酒吧。
Tā hěn xǐhuan pútáo jiǔ, wǒmen jiù gěi tā mǎi liǎng píng pútáo jiǔ ba.
He really likes wine, so let's buy him two bottles of wine.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 132
- Word Frequency Rank
- 302 of 84,292