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liǎng

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liǎng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liǎng | liang3
English translation
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn [jīn] (old)
two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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About liǎng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

liǎng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Two people  Cóng together in a cart

Etymology of liǎng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

冂从

Explanation

Simplified form of liǎng . Combination of two bǐng characters. The significance of bǐng is unclear.

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Example sentences using liǎng

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收支 shōu zhī 相抵 xiāng dǐ ,净存两千 Yuán .

The accounts show a surplus of 2,000 yuan.

咱们 zámen zhè liǎng gēn 管子 Guǎnzǐ jiē 起来 qǐlai níng jǐn .

Let's screw the two pipes together end to end.

gěi liǎng 恰当 qiàdàng de 例子 lì zi jiù gòu le .

Give two instances in point — that will suffice.

shuì shí yòu dǎo 下去 xià qù , 两手 àn yǎn , 胸脯 xiōng pú sǒng 一耸 de .

She then fell back down, put her hands over her eyes, and heaved with sobs.

屋顶 wū dǐng de 两面 liǎng miàn 斜面 xié miàn dōu yǒu 瓦片 wǎ piàn .

On both slopes of the roof there are broken tiles.

Words with liǎng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liǎng two liǎng
两国 liǎng guó both countries兩國
两岸 liǎng àn bilateral兩岸
两者 liǎng zhě both sides兩者
两边 liǎng bian either side兩邊
两头 liǎng tóu both ends兩頭
两面 liǎng miàn both sides兩面
两旁 liǎng páng both sides兩旁
两端 liǎng duān two extremes兩端
两样 liǎng yàng two kinds兩樣
两码事 liǎng mǎ shì two quite different things兩碼事
进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán trapped進退兩難
两难 liǎng nán dilemma兩難
两下 liǎng xià twice兩下
两性 liǎng xìng male and female兩性
两用 liǎng yòng dual-use兩用
两下子 liǎng xià zi a couple of times兩下子
一国两制 yī guó liǎng zhì one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)一國兩制

liǎng Decomposition & Compounds

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liǎng Compounds

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