liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

不相欠 liǎng bù xiāng qiàn to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven
不誤 liǎng bù wù to neglect neither one
伊戰爭 liǎng yī zhàn zhēng Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
個中國 liǎng gè zhōng guó two-China (policy)
倍 liǎng bèi twice as much; double the amount
側 liǎng cè two sides; both sides
側對稱 liǎng cè duì chèn bilateral symmetry
儀 liǎng yí heaven and earth; yin and yang
全 liǎng quán to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
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
分法 liǎng fēn fǎ (Maoism) one divides into two
千年 liǎng qiān nián the year 2000; 2000 years
口兒 liǎng kǒu r husband and wife; couple
口子 liǎng kǒu zi husband and wife
句 liǎng jù (say) a few words
回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things; two unrelated matters
國 liǎng guó both countries; two countries
國之間 liǎng guó zhī jiān bilateral; between two countries
國相爭,不斬來使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
國關係 liǎng guó guān xì bilateral relations
宋 liǎng sòng the Song dynasty (960-1279); refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
小無猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi innocent playmates
岸 liǎng àn bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
岸三地 liǎng àn sān dì China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
岸對話 liǎng àn duì huà bilateral talks