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两
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Definitions
- 1. two
- 2. both
- 3. some
- 4. a few
Example Sentences
1 shownSam比Tom小 两 岁。
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Words Containing 两
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
both sides are willing
two-China (policy)
(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially
unexpected misfortune
twice
scatter-brained
(coll.) young married couple
(chemistry) zwitterion
bilateral
dilemma
one's two hands
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
amphibian
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
class Amphibia
heaven and earth
to have real skill
class Amphibia
see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]
a step away
to have a foot in both camps
fortnight
to be even
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
weight
the Song dynasty (960-1279)
lit. one body two sides (idiom)
to coexist
two quite different things
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(say) a few words
both sides suffer (idiom)
to give short weight
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
ability
see 人財兩空|人财两空[rén cái liǎng kōng]
two-pronged strategy
see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
(Maoism) one divides into two
to polarize
equality between the sexes
in twos and threes
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
to satisfy both sides
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
high quality at bargain price
not much to choose between the two
both ends
both houses of US Congress
bilateral relations
either side
Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
twice as much
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
double-edged sword
(idiom) to hesitate
to give short weight
two distinct things
two or three
punctilious
two quite different things
mouth-watering
both sides
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
hurriedly
honest and upright (idiom)
Guomindang 國民黨|国民党[guó mín dǎng] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[gòng chǎn dǎng]
both sides (in contract)
by mutual consent (north China dialect)
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
two sides
to pay no attention to outside matters
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
sexual dimorphism
bicameralism
both parties (to a lawsuit)
to neglect neither one
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
hectogram
a couple of times
two-phase (physics)
to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
see 雙親|双亲[shuāng qīn]
repeatedly (idiom)
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
Mesopotamian civilization
Mesopotamia
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
polarization
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
two-faced person
nunchaku
silver (as currency)
amphibious
see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]
if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
bilateral talks
both sides
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
both ends (of a stick etc)
disparity between the sexes
hermaphrodite creature
hermaphrodite flower
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
(idiom) thriving; (of a city) populous and wealthy; (of a family) large and prosperous
two-way
equivocal
both sides; either side
the year 2000
(idiom) to succeed in both love and business
not the same; different
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
amphibious (vehicle)
both sides
(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[cháng fěn] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[yóu tiáo]
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)
husband and wife
two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
to be a different person
bilateral
male and female
when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
to haggle over every ounce (idiom)
two Germanies
to split sth into two (idiom)
innocent playmates
bilateral symmetry
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
both countries; two countries
the two poles
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
two-party system
dual-use
to give short weight
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
both sides are willing
name of \ice\ radical 冫[bīng] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
the latter two