liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

HSK 2 #133

DEFINITIONS

  • two, both, pair, couple
  • ounce
  • two
  • both
  • some
  • a few
  • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

STROKES

WORDS

一举得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
者 liǎng zhě both sides
边 liǎng bian either side; both sides
码事 liǎng mǎ shì two quite different things; another kettle of fish
下子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick; tricks of the trade
进退难 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
侧 liǎng cè two sides; both sides
三长短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
一刀断 yī dāo liǎng duàn lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom); fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person; double-dealing
手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things; two unrelated matters
性 liǎng xìng male and female; both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc); (chemistry) amphoteric
端 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc); two extremes
难 liǎng nán dilemma; quandary; to face a difficult choice
模棱可 mó léng liǎng kě equivocal; ambiguous
栖 liǎng qī amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
极 liǎng jí the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles
肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too
口 xiǎo liǎng kǒu (coll.) young married couple
败俱伤 liǎng bài jù shāng both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins
口子 liǎng kǒu zi husband and wife
头 liǎng tóu both ends; both parties to a deal
面 liǎng miàn both sides
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