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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)
两亲
liǎngqīn
see [[雙親|双亲<shuāngqīn>]]
两相
liǎngxiāng
both sides
两仪
liǎngyí
heaven and earth
两侧
liǎngcè
two sides
两性
liǎngxìng
the two sexes
两相
liǎngxiàng
two-phase (physics)
斤两
jīnliǎng
weight
银两
yínliǎng
silver currency
两难
liǎngnán
dilemma
两院
liǎngyuàn
two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
两倍
liǎngbèi
twice as much
两者
liǎngzhě
both sides
两方
liǎngfāng
both sides (in contract)
两广
LiǎngGuǎng
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
两立
liǎnglì
to coexist
市两
shìliǎng
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
炸两
zháliǎng
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls [[腸粉|肠粉<chángfěn>]] stuffed with youtiao [[油條|油条<yóutiáo>]]
英两
Yīngliǎng
British imperial ounce (old)
两汉
liǎngHàn
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
两用
liǎngyòng
dual-use
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
不喝了，我已经喝两杯了。
Bù hē le, wǒ yǐjīng hē liǎng bēi le.
I won't drink anymore, I've already had two cups.
Text 4
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It’s that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
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
已经两年多了，我是2011年来的。
Yǐjīng liǎng nián duō le, wǒ shì èr líng yī yī nián lái de.
It's been over two years; I came in 2011.
Text 4
爱情是结婚的重要原因，但两个人共同生活，不仅需要浪漫的爱情，更需要性格上互相吸引。
Àiqíng shì jiéhūn de zhòngyào yuányīn,dàn liǎng gè rén gòngtóng shēnghuó,bùjǐn xūyào làngmàn de àiqíng,gèng xūyào xìnggé shàng hùxiāng xīyǐn.
Love is an important reason to get married, but for two people to live together, they not only need romantic love; more importantly, they need mutual attraction in terms of personality.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 132
- Word Frequency Rank
- 302 of 84,292