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

两宋 liǎng sòng the Song dynasty (960-1279); refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
两小无猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates
两岸三地 liǎng àn sān dì China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
两岸对话 liǎng àn duì huà bilateral talks
两厢情愿 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing; by mutual consent
两广 liǎng guǎng the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
两广总督 liǎng guǎng zǒng dū Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
两弹一星 liǎng dàn yī xīng (China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
两德 liǎng dé two Germanies; refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
两性动物 liǎng xìng dòng wù hermaphrodite creature
两性差距 liǎng xìng chā jù disparity between the sexes
两性平等 liǎng xìng píng děng equality between the sexes
两性异形 liǎng xìng yì xíng sexual dimorphism
两性花 liǎng xìng huā hermaphrodite flower
两性离子 liǎng xìng lí zǐ (chemistry) zwitterion
两情两愿 liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn by mutual consent (north China dialect)
两情相悦 liǎng qíng xiāng yuè (of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
两手不沾阳春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]
两把刷子 liǎng bǎ shuā zi ability; skill
两方 liǎng fāng both sides (in contract); the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
两星期 liǎng xīng qī fortnight
两栖类 liǎng qī lèi class Amphibia; amphibians
两极分化 liǎng jí fēn huà polarization
两样 liǎng yàng two kinds; difference
两样东西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things
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