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

两院 liǎng yuàn two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
两院制 liǎng yuàn zhì bicameralism; bicameral legislative system
两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing
两头儿 liǎng tóu r erhua variant of 兩頭|两头[liang3 tou2]
两颊生津 liǎng jiá shēng jīn mouth-watering; to whet one's appetite
两点水 liǎng diǎn shuǐ name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15); see also 冫[bing1]
两党制 liǎng dǎng zhì two-party system
公两 gōng liǎng hectogram
分星掰两 fēn xīng bāi liǎng punctilious; clear and detailed
参两院 cān liǎng yuàn both houses of US Congress
国共两党 guó gòng liǎng dǎng Guomindang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3]
小两口儿 xiǎo liǎng kǒu r erhua variant of 小兩口|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]
左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán dilemma; quandary; Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
市两 shì liǎng Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
后两者 hòu liǎng zhě the latter two
有两下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill; to know one's stuff
正反两面 zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn two-way; reversible; both sides of the coin
此地无银三百两 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
水陆两用 shuǐ lù liǎng yòng amphibious (vehicle)
海峡两岸关系协会 hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
清风两袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom)
汉贼不两立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom); fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky; (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
炸两 zhá liǎng (Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2]
老两口儿 lǎo liǎng kǒu r an old married couple
脚踏两条船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
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