两 (兩)
liǎng
Pinyin
Definition
两 (兩)
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- two
- both
- some
- a few
- tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
Character Decomposition
Compounds (2)
- 1 waistcoat
- 1 see also: 蝄蜽 wǎng liǎng
Related Words (20)
- 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)
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
- 1 in twos and threes
- 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
- 2 frequently
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一折两段
- 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一拍两散
- 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
- 2 to separate
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一体两面
- 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
Sample Sentences
差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛,但看的不很清楚;有两只耳朵,但听的不很分明;有鼻子和嘴,但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
这两个颜色天差地别。
These two colors are totally different.
两只老虎跑得快。
Two tigers run fast.
两小无猜日夜相随
so young and innocent together everyday.
要是我早可以和你一刀两断,我们就不必在爱里勉强。
If I could have cut off ties with you earlier, we never would have had to force it in love.
女孩儿又递给他两张票,说:不好意思,昨晚我不小心拿到错的票放进信封里了。那两张是我在上海的跳蚤市场淘到的古董,这两张才是这周六的门票,就这么巧,恰恰是一样的日期。
The girl gave him two tickets again, and she said, "Sorry, I put the wrong tickets into the envelope last night. Those are the antique I picked out at a flea market in Shanghai, and these two tickets are the ones for this Saturday. It's such a coincidence that they're the same date." She said.
女孩眼眶湿湿的,努力地微笑着跟他说:”我已经多待了两天了。”
The girl's eyes were watering, and she tried to smile and said, "I have overstayed for two days."
我不明白你在说什么。什么两天?”
"I don't understand what you're talking about. Two days of what?"
屋内一张桌子上,放了一个大相框,框上系着两条黑绳,框里是女孩儿的头像照片儿。相框前点着两支白色的蜡烛,中间摆了一个秦宇他们店里的外卖咖啡杯。
In the room, there was a desk. On top of it was a picture frame with the girl's portrait, tied with two black ropes. There were two white candles lit up in front of the frame, and there was a coffee cup from QinYu's shop in between the candles.
给我两碗好了。
Please give me two bowls.