两 liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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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

一身两役 yī shēn liǎng yì one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
一体两面 yī tǐ liǎng miàn lit. one body two sides (idiom); fig. a situation with two sides to it
三三两两 sān sān liǎng liǎng in twos and threes
三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三天打鱼，两天晒网 sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing sth; to do sth by fits and starts
三瓦两舍 sān wǎ liǎng shè places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
三脚两步 sān jiǎo liǎng bù hurriedly; just a few steps away
三言两句 sān yán liǎng jù in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
人财两空 rén cái liǎng kōng loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions
介于两难 jiè yú liǎng nán to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
两下 liǎng xià twice; for a little while
两不相欠 liǎng bù xiāng qiàn to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven
两不误 liǎng bù wù to neglect neither one
两伊战争 liǎng yī zhàn zhēng Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
两个中国 liǎng gè zhōng guó two-China (policy)
两倍 liǎng bèi twice as much; double the amount
两侧对称 liǎng cè duì chèn bilateral symmetry
两仪 liǎng yí heaven and earth; yin and yang
两分法 liǎng fēn fǎ (Maoism) one divides into two
两千年 liǎng qiān nián the year 2000; 2000 years
两句 liǎng jù (say) a few words
两国 liǎng guó both countries; two countries
两国之间 liǎng guó zhī jiān bilateral; between two countries
两国相争，不斩来使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng ， bù zhǎn lái shǐ when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两国关系 liǎng guó guān xì bilateral relations
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