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两

liǎng

HSK 2 Character Traditional 兩

What 两 means

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

Example sentences

• 两点了。
  That was 2 points.
• 两好球！
  Strike two!
• 我有两只猫
  Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhī māo
  I have two cats.
• 按两下铃。
  àn liǎngxià líng.
  Press the bell twice.
• 前进两步。
  Advance two steps.
• 两点可以。
  Two o'clock would be OK.

Words starting with 两

• 两岸liǎng ànbilateral; both shores; both sides
• 两边liǎng biāneither side; both sides
• 两者liǎng zhěboth of them; the two of them
• 两侧liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
• 两手liǎng shǒuone's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc
• 两旁liǎng pángboth sides; either side
• 两样liǎng yàngnot the same; different
• 两下liǎng xiàtwice; for a little while
• 两头liǎng tóuboth ends; both parties to a deal
• 两面liǎng miànboth sides
• 两性liǎng xìngmale and female; both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc)…
• 两口子liǎng kǒu zihusband and wife
• 两会Liǎng huìNational People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• 两端liǎng duānboth ends (of a stick etc); two extremes
• 两难liǎng nándilemma; quandary; to be faced with a difficult choice
• 两回事liǎng huí shìtwo quite different things; two unrelated matters
• 两极liǎng jíthe two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth
• 两手空空liǎng shǒu kōng kōngempty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
• 两用liǎng yòngdual-use
• 两极分化liǎng jí fēn huàpolarization
• 两码事liǎng mǎ shìtwo things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
• 两全liǎng quánto satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
• 两广Liǎng Guǎngthe two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
• 两败俱伤liǎng bài jù shāngboth sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins

Words containing 两

• 一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone
• 三三两两sān sān liǎng liǎngin twos and threes
• 一国两制yī guó liǎng zhìone country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
• 三天两头sān tiān liǎng tóulit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently
• 老两口lǎo liǎng kǒuold married couple
• 银两yín liǎngsilver (as currency)
• 三言两语sān yán liǎng yǔin a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
• 小两口xiǎo liǎng kǒu(colloquial) young married couple
• 判若两人pàn ruò liǎng rénto be a different person; not to be one's usual self
• 进退两难jìn tuì liǎng nánno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped…
• 模棱两可mó léng liǎng kěequivocal; ambiguous
• 一刀两断yī dāo liǎng duàn(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
• 三长两短sān cháng liǎng duǎnunexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
• 公两gōng liǎnghectogram
• 无两wú liǎngunparalleled; matchless; unique
• 市两shì liǎngChinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
• 有两下子yǒu liǎng xià zito have real skill; to know one's stuff
• 正反两面zhèng fǎn liǎng miàntwo-way; reversible; both sides of the coin
• 英两Yīng liǎngBritish imperial ounce (old)
• 老两口儿lǎo liǎng kǒu ran old married couple
• 人财两得rén cái liǎng déto succeed in both love and business
• 人财两空rén cái liǎng kōng(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a…
• 北欧两项Běi ōu liǎng xiàng(sports) Nordic combined
• 势不两立shì bù liǎng lìthe two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences…

Characters that look like 两

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 网wǎngnet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 西xīwest
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 删shānto delete
• 雨yǔrain
• 奔bēnto hurry; to rush; to run quickly

Sounds the same

Read liǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 俩used in 伎俩
• 魉used in 魍魉
• 唡ounce (British imperial system) (old)
• 蜽used in 蝄蜽
• 裲waistcoat
• 㒳old variant of 两