liǎng

two; both; some

HSK 2 #133

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 133rd character
Radical ⼀ (1.6)
Strokes 7
Index # 697
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

两 liǎng
  1. 1. two
  2. 2. both
  3. 3. some
  4. 4. a few
  5. 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)

Stroke order

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Words containing 两

Word Meaning
two houses of parliament
bicameral legislative system; bicameralism
double dealing and back stabbing
erhua variant of liǎng tóu
mouth-watering; to whet one's appetite
Chinese ice radical bīng
two-party system
hectogram
clear and detailed; punctilious
both houses of US Congress
the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party
erhua variant of xiǎo liǎng kǒu
dilemma; quandary
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
the latter two
to have real skill; to know one's stuff
both sides of the coin; reversible; two-way
try to hide but show the truth
amphibious (vehicle)
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
honest and upright (idiom)
fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
Cantonese rice roll with fried dough stick
an old married couple
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time