Chinese Word: 两 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

两 (Trad.: 兩)HSK 2

Pinyin: liǎng
English Definition: two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 一

Ideographic: Two people 从 together in a cart

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
- ⿻ Overlaid
  - 冂 [ jiōng ] wide
  - 从 [ cóng ] from, by, since, whence, through

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Example Words:

一举两得 [ yī jǔ liǎng dé ]: one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

两者 [ liǎng zhě ]: both sides

两国 [ liǎng guó ]: both countries; two countries

两侧 [ liǎng cè ]: two sides; both sides

两端 [ liǎng duān ]: both ends (of a stick etc); two extremes

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