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兩

liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

Strokes
8
Radical
入
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 两

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 两, the simplified form of 兩. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 两点可以。

    Liǎng diǎn kě yǐ

    Two o'clock would be OK.

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  • 我有两本书。

    Wǒ yǒu liǎng běn shū

    I have two books.

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  • 你有两本书。

    Nǐ yǒu liǎng běn shū

    You have two books.

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  • 我有两个孩子。

    Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè hái zi

    I have two children.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 两

  • 两liǎng 3two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)
  • 两边liǎng bian 3–5either side; both sides
  • 两岸liǎng àn 3–4 bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
  • 两侧liǎng cè 3–4 two sides; both sides
  • 两手liǎng shǒu 3–3 → 2–3one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
  • 一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé 1–3–3–2 → 4–2–3–2one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
  • 两口子liǎng kǒu zi 3–3–5 → 2–3–5husband and wife
  • 两栖liǎng qī 3–1 amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
  • 有两下子yǒu liǎng xià zi 3–3–4–5 → 2–3–4–5to have real skill; to know one's stuff