两边
liǎng bian
Pinyin

Definition

两边
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liǎng bian
  1. either side
  2. both sides

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

两
liǎng
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 both
  3. 3 some
  4. 4 a few
  5. 5 tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
周边
zhōu biān
  1. 1 periphery
  2. 2 rim
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 all around
  5. 5 perimeter
  6. 6 peripheral (computing)
  7. 7 spin-offs
身边
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
边
biān
  1. 1 side
  2. 2 edge
  3. 3 margin
  4. 4 border
  5. 5 boundary
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
  7. 7 simultaneously
一边
yī biān
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 either side
  3. 3 on the one hand
  4. 4 on the other hand
  5. 5 doing while
右边
yòu bian
  1. 1 right side
  2. 2 right, to the right
外边
wài bian
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 outer surface
  3. 3 abroad
  4. 4 place other than one's home
天边
tiān biān
  1. 1 horizon
  2. 2 ends of the earth
  3. 3 remotest places
左边
zuǒ bian
  1. 1 left
  2. 2 the left side
  3. 3 to the left of
后边
hòu bian
  1. 1 back
  2. 2 rear
  3. 3 behind
旁边
páng biān
  1. 1 lateral
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 to the side
  4. 4 beside
河边
hé biān
  1. 1 river bank
海边
hǎi biān
  1. 1 coast
  2. 2 seaside
  3. 3 seashore
  4. 4 beach
无边
wú biān
  1. 1 without boundary
  2. 2 not bordered
花边
huā biān
  1. 1 lace
  2. 2 decorative border
里边
lǐ bian
  1. 1 inside
西边
xī biān
  1. 1 west
  2. 2 west side
  3. 3 western part
  4. 4 to the west of
路边
lù biān
  1. 1 curb
  2. 2 roadside
  3. 3 wayside
边缘
biān yuán
  1. 1 edge
  2. 2 fringe
  3. 3 verge
  4. 4 brink
  5. 5 periphery
  6. 6 marginal
  7. 7 borderline
边际
biān jì
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 bound
  3. 3 boundary
  4. 4 (economics) marginal

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
  1. 1 both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2 neither side wins
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants

Sample Sentences

这是活动现场的设计图。舞台设在中间，左右两边是展示和试吃区。
zhè shì huódòng xiànchǎng de shèjì tú 。wǔtái shè zài zhōngjiān ，zuǒyòu liǎngbiān shì zhǎnshì hé shìchī qū 。
This is the floor plan. The stage is set up in the middle and the exhibit and tasting areas are on the left and right.
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马路两边停着很多车。
mǎlù liǎngbiān tíng zhe hěn duō chē 。
There are lots of cars parked on both sides of the street.
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那时候真闭塞，现在进出国门简直是家常便饭。好多新移民都是两边跑。
nà shíhou zhēn bìsè ，xiànzài jìnchū guómén jiǎnzhí shì jiāchángbiànfàn 。hǎo duō xīn yímín dōu shì liǎngbiānpǎo 。
At that time it was very closed off, and now going in and out of China is very commonplace. Many new immigrants now go back and forth.
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