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

yīng liǎng British imperial ounce (old)
著三不著 zháo sān bù zháo liǎng scatter-brained; thoughtless
蠟燭頭燒 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo to burn the candle at both ends (idiom); to labor under a double burden
誓不立 shì bù liǎng lì the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences; incompatible standpoints
進退難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
yín liǎng silver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
人 liǎng rén the two individuals; both people
句話 liǎng jù huà two sentences
大部 liǎng dà bù two major components; refers to the two main parts of a sentence
大類 liǎng dà lèi two major categories; a classification where items are grouped into two large distinct groups or classes
種 liǎng zhǒng two kinds/types
大 liǎng dà two major; two large
大 zhè liǎng dà these two major; these two large
千多 liǎng qiān duō over two thousand
個 liǎng gè two (of something); a pair or couple of items
天 sān liǎng tiān three or two days
年 liǎng nián two years
個 liǎng ge two; a numerical term representing the quantity of two items or entities
人到 liǎng rén dào two people go to; the two individuals arrived at