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liǎng
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. two
  2. 2. both
  3. 3. some
  4. 4. a few

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Words Containing 两

蜡烛两头烧
là zhú liǎng tóu shāo

to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)

两厢情愿
liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn

both sides are willing

两个中国
liǎng gè zhōng guó

two-China (policy)

人财两空
rén cái liǎng kōng

(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

三长两短
sān cháng liǎng duǎn

unexpected misfortune

两下
liǎng xià

twice

着三不着两
zháo sān bù zháo liǎng

scatter-brained

小两口
xiǎo liǎng kǒu

(coll.) young married couple

两性离子
liǎng xìng lí zǐ

(chemistry) zwitterion

两岸
liǎng àn

bilateral

两难
liǎng nán

dilemma

两手
liǎng shǒu

one's two hands

两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng

lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands

两栖动物
liǎng qī dòng wù

amphibian

两伊战争
liǎng yī zhàn zhēng

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

两栖类
liǎng qī lèi

class Amphibia

两仪
liǎng yí

heaven and earth

有两下子
yǒu liǎng xià zi

to have real skill

两生类
liǎng shēng lèi

class Amphibia

一回生两回熟
yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú

see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]

两步路
liǎng bù lù

a step away

脚踏两只船
jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps

两星期
liǎng xīng qī

fortnight

两不相欠
liǎng bù xiāng qiàn

to be even

此地无银三百两
cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

斤两
jīn liǎng

weight

两宋
liǎng sòng

the Song dynasty (960-1279)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn

lit. one body two sides (idiom)

两立
liǎng lì

to coexist

两码事
liǎng mǎ shì

two quite different things

两会
liǎng huì

National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

两句
liǎng jù

(say) a few words

两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng

both sides suffer (idiom)

缺斤少两
quē jīn shǎo liǎng

to give short weight

两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)

两情相悦
liǎng qíng xiāng yuè

(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine

两把刷子
liǎng bǎ shuā zi

ability

人财两失
rén cái liǎng shī

see 人財兩空|人财两空[rén cái liǎng kōng]

两手策略
liǎng shǒu cè lüe4

two-pronged strategy

两手不沾阳春水
liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]

两弹一星
liǎng dàn yī xīng

(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)

左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán

(idiom) between a rock and a hard place

势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

两分法
liǎng fēn fǎ

(Maoism) one divides into two

两极化
liǎng jí huà

to polarize

两性平等
liǎng xìng píng děng

equality between the sexes

三三两两
sān sān liǎng liǎng

in twos and threes

两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

两全
liǎng quán

to satisfy both sides

两汉
liǎng hàn

Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

汉贼不两立
hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)

三天打鱼,两天晒网
sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)

两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)

一分钱两分货
yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò

high quality at bargain price

半斤八两
bàn jīn bā liǎng

not much to choose between the two

两头
liǎng tóu

both ends

参两院
cān liǎng yuàn

both houses of US Congress

两国关系
liǎng guó guān xì

bilateral relations

两边
liǎng bian

either side

两广总督
liǎng guǎng zǒng dū

Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

两倍
liǎng bèi

twice as much

三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

一身两役
yī shēn liǎng yì

one person taking on two tasks simultaneously

三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu

lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day

两脚架
liǎng jiǎo jià

bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

两面刃
liǎng miàn rèn

double-edged sword

首鼠两端
shǒu shǔ liǎng duān

(idiom) to hesitate

缺斤短两
quē jīn duǎn liǎng

to give short weight

两样东西
liǎng yàng dōng xi

two distinct things

三两
sān liǎng

two or three

分星掰两
fēn xīng bāi liǎng

punctilious

两回事
liǎng huí shì

two quite different things

两颊生津
liǎng jiá shēng jīn

mouth-watering

两相
liǎng xiāng

both sides

两岸三地
liǎng àn sān dì

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

三脚两步
sān jiǎo liǎng bù

hurriedly

清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù

honest and upright (idiom)

国共两党
guó gòng liǎng dǎng

Guomindang 國民黨|国民党[guó mín dǎng] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[gòng chǎn dǎng]

两方
liǎng fāng

both sides (in contract)

两情两愿
liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn

by mutual consent (north China dialect)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn

lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)

两侧
liǎng cè

two sides

两耳不闻窗外事
liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

to pay no attention to outside matters

两湖
liǎng hú

Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

两性异形
liǎng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

两院制
liǎng yuàn zhì

bicameralism

两造
liǎng zào

both parties (to a lawsuit)

两不误
liǎng bù wù

to neglect neither one

三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo

two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross

两当县
liǎng dāng xiàn

Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu

市两
shì liǎng

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams

公两
gōng liǎng

hectogram

两下子
liǎng xià zi

a couple of times

两相
liǎng xiàng

two-phase (physics)

两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi

to satisfy rival demands (idiom)

介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán

to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)

两当
liǎng dāng

Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu

两亲
liǎng qīn

see 雙親|双亲[shuāng qīn]

三番两次
sān fān liǎng cì

repeatedly (idiom)

海峡两岸关系协会
hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

两河文明
liǎng hé wén míng

Mesopotamian civilization

两河流域
liǎng hé liú yù

Mesopotamia

脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)

两清
liǎng qīng

to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)

两极分化
liǎng jí fēn huà

polarization

一国两制
yī guó liǎng zhì

one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

两面派
liǎng miàn pài

two-faced person

两节棍
liǎng jié gùn

nunchaku

银两
yín liǎng

silver (as currency)

两栖
liǎng qī

amphibious

脚踩两只船
jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán

see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]

两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

两岸对话
liǎng àn duì huà

bilateral talks

两面
liǎng miàn

both sides

誓不两立
shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences

两端
liǎng duān

both ends (of a stick etc)

两性差距
liǎng xìng chā jù

disparity between the sexes

两性动物
liǎng xìng dòng wù

hermaphrodite creature

两性花
liǎng xìng huā

hermaphrodite flower

两讫
liǎng qì

received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled

人财两旺
rén cái liǎng wàng

(idiom) thriving; (of a city) populous and wealthy; (of a family) large and prosperous

正反两面
zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn

two-way

模棱两可
mó léng liǎng kě

equivocal

两旁
liǎng páng

both sides; either side

两千年
liǎng qiān nián

the year 2000

人财两得
rén cái liǎng dé

(idiom) to succeed in both love and business

两样
liǎng yàng

not the same; different

两江道
liǎng jiāng dào

Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province

水陆两用
shuǐ lù liǎng yòng

amphibious (vehicle)

两者
liǎng zhě

both sides

炸两
zhá liǎng

(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[cháng fěn] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[yóu tiáo]

两河
liǎng hé

the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)

两口子
liǎng kǒu zi

husband and wife

两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu

two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries

进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

两院
liǎng yuàn

two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate

判若两人
pàn ruò liǎng rén

to be a different person

两国之间
liǎng guó zhī jiān

bilateral

两性
liǎng xìng

male and female

两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

三瓦两舍
sān wǎ liǎng shè

places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

争斤论两
zhēng jīn lùn liǎng

to haggle over every ounce (idiom)

两德
liǎng dé

two Germanies

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn

to split sth into two (idiom)

两小无猜
liǎng xiǎo wú cāi

innocent playmates

两侧对称
liǎng cè duì chèn

bilateral symmetry

一家人不说两家话
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)

两国
liǎng guó

both countries; two countries

两极
liǎng jí

the two poles

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià

quickly and effortlessly (idiom)

两党制
liǎng dǎng zhì

two-party system

两用
liǎng yòng

dual-use

短斤缺两
duǎn jīn quē liǎng

to give short weight

一次生,两次熟
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it

两广
liǎng guǎng

the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)

两相情愿
liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn

both sides are willing

两点水
liǎng diǎn shuǐ

name of \ice\ radical 冫[bīng] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)

后两者
hòu liǎng zhě

the latter two