两

The character "两" has 7 strokes. "两" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "两" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "两" are "liǎng" . View the stroke order of "两">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "两"

num.: two; a couple of; a few; some

n.: both sides/parties

quant.: liang; tael

• two : num.两；二；两个；两岁；两点钟；两个…一组；2号尺码的衣物；2点的纸牌；２点的多米诺骨牌
• a couple of : 一对, 几个
• a few : 一些, 几个
• some : det.若干；一些；某个；大约；大量的；可观的；至少有一点；了不起的；很不错的；一点也不
• liang : n.两（中国的重量单位）；梁（中国的姓）
• tael : n.两

Form words with "两"

两相电流 two-phase current

两万一 twenty-one thousand

两卡路里 two calories

两罐子蜂蜜 two pots of honey

两樘门 two doors

削价两美元 knock ＄2 off

两克拉的钻石 two-carat diamond

由两部分合成 be composed of two parts

以两马赫速度飞行 fly at Mach 2

Example phrases using "两"

• 这个文件要印一式两/三/四份。

  This document should be printed in duplicate/triplicate/quadruplicate.

• 三停儿去了两停儿，还剩一停儿。

  When two thirds are taken away, there is only one third left.

• 他在学术和社交两方面都大获成功。

  In both his academic and social life, he carried all before him.

• 双方经过两小时的鏖战才决出胜负。

  It took two hours’fierce contest to decide which side was stronger.

• 这给公司造成了两万美元的大窟窿。

  This caused a deficit of ＄20,000 to the company.

• 六个人在车祸中受伤，仅两人生还。

  Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.

• 这个方法行不行还在两可哪。

  Whether this method will be successful or not is yet uncertain.

• 两杯酒下肚他就晕晕乎乎了。

  Two drinks muddled him.

• 那本书发行仅五个月就卖出两百万册。

  The book sold two million copies within five months of its release.

• 我们每周只有两课时的俄语。

  We only have two class hours/periods for Russian every week.