shuāng

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Definitions

  1. 1. two
  2. 2. double
  3. 3. pair
  4. 4. both
  5. 5. even (number)

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Words Containing 双

举世无双
jǔ shì wú shuāng

unrivaled (idiom); world number one

双向
shuāng xiàng

bidirectional

双手
shuāng shǒu

both hands

双打
shuāng dǎ

doubles (in sports)

双方
shuāng fāng

bilateral

双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi

twin

双赢
shuāng yíng

profitable to both sides

双边
shuāng biān

bilateral

双重
shuāng chóng

double

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo

to kill two birds with one stone

一语双关
yī yǔ shuāng guān

to make a pun

又双叒叕
yòu shuāng ruò zhuó

(Internet slang) time after time

同卵双胞胎
tóng luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

identical twins

名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu

both fame and fortune (idiom)

唱双簧
chàng shuāng huáng

lit. to sing a duet

单叶双曲面
dān yè shuāng qū miàn

hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)

女双
nǚ shuāng

women's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)

寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng

peerless

成双作对
chéng shuāng zuò duì

see 成雙成對|成双成对[chéng shuāng chéng duì]

成双成对
chéng shuāng chéng duì

to form pairs

才貌双全
cái mào shuāng quán

talented and good-looking (idiom)

文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán

master of pen and sword

比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi

lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)

无双
wú shuāng

incomparable

父母双亡
fù mǔ shuāng wáng

to have lost both one's parents

男双
nán shuāng

men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)

异卵双胞胎
yì luǎn shuāng bāo tāi

fraternal twins

当世无双
dāng shì wú shuāng

unequalled in his time

福无双至
fú wú shuāng zhì

blessings never come in pairs (idiom)

肺炎双球菌
fèi yán shuāng qiú jūn

Diplococcus pneumoniae

西双版纳
xī shuāng bǎn nà

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan

西双版纳傣族自治州
xī shuāng bǎn nà dǎi zú zì zhì zhōu

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan 雲南|云南[yún nán]

西双版纳州
xī shuāng bǎn nà zhōu

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan 雲南|云南[yún nán]

西双版纳粗榧
xī shuāng bǎn nà cū fěi

Cephalotaxus mannii (botany)

退休金双轨制
tuì xiū jīn shuāng guǐ zhì

see 養老金雙軌制|养老金双轨制[yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì]

连体双胞胎
lián tǐ shuāng bāo tāi

conjoined twins

双11
shuāng shí yī

see 光棍節|光棍节[guāng gùn jié]

双一流
shuāng yī liú

Double First-Class University Plan, Chinese government project to develop both a group of Chinese universities and a group of subject disciplines to be world-class by 2050, implemented from 2017

双主修
shuāng zhǔ xiū

(education) double major

双乳
shuāng rǔ

breasts

双人
shuāng rén

two-person

双人包夹
shuāng rén bāo jiā

double team (sports)

双人床
shuāng rén chuáng

double bed

双人房
shuāng rén fáng

double room

双人滑
shuāng rén huá

pair skating

双人舞
shuāng rén wǔ

dance for two

双人间
shuāng rén jiān

double room (hotel)

双休日
shuāng xiū rì

two-day weekend

双倍
shuāng bèi

double

双倍体
shuāng bèi tǐ

diploid (doubled chromosomes)

双侧
shuāng cè

two-sided

双元音
shuāng yuán yīn

diphthong

双光气
shuāng guāng qì

diphosgene

双凸面
shuāng tū miàn

convex on both sides (of lens)

双刃
shuāng rèn

double-edged blade

双刃剑
shuāng rèn jiàn

double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)

双十一
shuāng shí yī

see 光棍節|光棍节[guāng gùn jié]

双十节
shuāng shí jié

Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[wǔ chāng qǐ yì] of October 10th, 1911

双名法
shuāng míng fǎ

binomial nomenclature (taxonomy)

双后前兵开局
shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú

Double Queen Pawn Opening

双唇音
shuāng chún yīn

bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)

双唑泰栓
shuāng zuò tài shuān

metronidazole, clotrimazole and chlorhexidine acetate (as suppository)

双喜
shuāng xǐ

double happiness

双喜临门
shuāng xǐ lín mén

two simultaneous happy events in the family

双城
shuāng chéng

Suangcheng, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

双城子
shuāng chéng zi

Shuangchengzi, former name of Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region

双城市
shuāng chéng shì

Suangcheng, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

双城记
shuāng chéng jì

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[chá ěr sī · dí gēng sī]

双塔
shuāng tǎ

Shuangta district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning

双塔区
shuāng tǎ qū

Shuangta district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning

双套
shuāng tào

double set

双子
shuāng zǐ

Gemini (star sign)

双子座
shuāng zǐ zuò

Gemini (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

双子叶
shuāng zǐ yè

dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

双学位
shuāng xué wèi

dual degree (academic)

双宿双飞
shuāng sù shuāng fēi

lit. to rest and fly together (idiom)

双射
shuāng shè

bijection (math.)

双层
shuāng céng

double tier

双层公共汽车
shuāng céng gōng gòng qì chē

double-decker bus

双层巴士
shuāng céng bā shì

double-decker bus

双层床
shuāng céng chuáng

bunk beds

双峰
shuāng fēng

Shuangfeng county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan

双峰县
shuāng fēng xiàn

Twin peaks county

双峰镇
shuāng fēng zhèn

Twin Peaks, US television drama series 1990-1991

双床房
shuāng chuáng fáng

twin room

双复磷
shuāng fù lín

obidoxime chloride

双性恋
shuāng xìng liàn

bisexual

双抽
shuāng chōu

black soy sauce

双拐
shuāng guǎi

crutches

双拼
shuāng pīn

(computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final)

双击
shuāng jī

double-click

双摆
shuāng bǎi

double pendulum (math.)

双数
shuāng shù

even number

双斑绿柳莺
shuāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)

双方同意
shuāng fāng tóng yì

bilateral agreement

双旦
shuāng dàn

Christmas and New Year's Day

双星
shuāng xīng

double star

双曲
shuāng qū

hyperbola

双曲几何
shuāng qū jǐ hé

hyperbolic geometry

双曲抛物面
shuāng qū pāo wù miàn

hyperbolic paraboloid (math.)

双曲拱桥
shuāng qū gǒng qiáo

double arched bridge

双曲正弦
shuāng qū zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲线
shuāng qū xiàn

hyperbola

双曲线正弦
shuāng qū xiàn zhèng xián

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

双曲面
shuāng qū miàn

(math.) hyperboloid

双曲余割
shuāng qū yú gē

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

双曲余弦
shuāng qū yú xián

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

双月刊
shuāng yuè kān

bimonthly publication

双柏
shuāng bǎi

Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

双柏县
shuāng bǎi xiàn

Shuangbai County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

双核
shuāng hé

dual core (computing)

双栖双宿
shuāng qī shuāng sù

see 雙宿雙飛|双宿双飞[shuāng sù shuāng fēi]

双极
shuāng jí

bipolar

双杠
shuāng gàng

parallel bars (gymnastics event)

双桥
shuāng qiáo

Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

双桥区
shuāng qiáo qū

Shuangqia suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

双壳类
shuāng ké lèi

bivalve

双氧水
shuāng yǎng shuǐ

hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution

双氢睾酮
shuāng qīng gāo tóng

dihydrotestosterone

双氯灭痛
shuāng lǜ miè tòng

diclofenac painkiller

双氯芬酸钠
shuāng lǜ fēn suān nà

diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

双氯醇胺
shuāng lǜ chún àn

clenbuterol

双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县
shuāng jiāng lā hù zú wǎ zú bù lǎng zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

双江县
shuāng jiāng xiàn

Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

双流
shuāng liú

Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan

双流县
shuāng liú xiàn

Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan

双清
shuāng qīng

Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[shào yáng shì], Hunan

双清区
shuāng qīng qū

Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[shào yáng shì], Hunan

双减
shuāng jiǎn

(PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes

双湖
shuāng hú

two lakes

双湖特别区
shuāng hú tè bié qū

Shuanghu special district, Tibetan: Mtsho gnyis don gcod khru'u, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

双溪
shuāng xī

Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

双溪乡
shuāng xī xiāng

Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

双滦
shuāng luán

Shuangluan district of Chengde city 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei

双滦区
shuāng luán qū

Shuangluan district of Chengde city 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei

双牌
shuāng pái

Shuangpai county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

双牌县
shuāng pái xiàn

Shuangpai county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

双独
shuāng dú

double and single

双独夫妇
shuāng dú fū fù

a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child

双球菌
shuāng qiú jūn

diplococcus

双生
shuāng shēng

twin (attributive)

双生兄弟
shuāng shēng xiōng dì

twin brothers

双百方针
shuāng bǎi fāng zhēn

refers to 百花運動|百花运动[bǎi huā yùn dòng] with its slogan 百花齊放,百家爭鳴|百花齐放,百家争鸣

双盲
shuāng máng

double-blind (scientific experiment)

双眸
shuāng móu

one's pair of eyes

双眼
shuāng yǎn

the two eyes

双眼皮
shuāng yǎn pí

double eyelid

双眼视觉
shuāng yǎn shì jué

binocular vision

双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ

clear, bright eyes (idiom)

双碳
shuāng tàn

\double carbon\, i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tàn dá fēng] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tàn zhōng hé]

双程
shuāng chéng

return-trip

双稳
shuāng wěn

bistable

双立人
shuāng lì rén

J. A. Henckels (brand)

双筒望远镜
shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

双管
shuāng guǎn

double-barreled

双管齐下
shuāng guǎn qí xià

to attack one problem from two angles at the same time

双节
shuāng jié

combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[zhōng qiū jié] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020)

双节棍
shuāng jié gùn

nunchaku

双节棍道
shuāng jié gùn dào

nunchaku martial arts

双簧
shuāng huáng

a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing

双簧管
shuāng huáng guǎn

double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

双糖
shuāng táng

disaccharide

双绞线
shuāng jiǎo xiàn

twisted pair (cabling)

双翅目
shuāng chì mù

Diptera (insect order including flies)

双翼飞机
shuāng yì fēi jī

biplane

双职工
shuāng zhí gōng

working couple (husband and wife both employed)

双肩包
shuāng jiān bāo

backpack

双脚
shuāng jiǎo

two legs

双脚架
shuāng jiǎo jià

bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

双腿
shuāng tuǐ

legs

双膝
shuāng xī

both knees

双臂
shuāng bì

arms

双臂抱胸
shuāng bì bào xiōng

with arms crossed

双台子
shuāng tái zi

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

双台子区
shuāng tái zi qū

Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

双蕊兰
shuāng ruǐ lán

double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species

双号
shuāng hào

even number (on a ticket, house etc)

双规
shuāng guī

shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace

双亲
shuāng qīn

parents

双角犀
shuāng jiǎo xī

two-horned rhinoceros

双角犀鸟
shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo

(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

双语
shuāng yǔ

bilingual

双误
shuāng wù

double fault (in tennis)

双足
shuāng zú

both feet

双轨
shuāng guǐ

double-track

双输
shuāng shū

lose-lose (situation)

双辫八色鸫
shuāng biàn bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)

双连接站
shuāng lián jiē zhàn

dual attachment station

双周期性
shuāng zhōu qī xìng

(math.) double periodicity

双进双出
shuāng jìn shuāng chū

to be together constantly (idiom)

双辽
shuāng liáo

Shuangliao, county-level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

双辽市
shuāng liáo shì

Shuangliao, county-level city in Siping 四平, Jilin

双边贸易
shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

双酚A
shuāng fēn a

bisphenol A (BPA)

双重国籍
shuāng chóng guó jí

dual citizenship

双重标准
shuāng chóng biāo zhǔn

double standard

双键
shuāng jiàn

double bond (chemistry)

双链
shuāng liàn

double stranded

双链核酸
shuāng liàn hé suān

double-stranded nucleic acid

双开
shuāng kāi

to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍,開除公職|开除党籍,开除公职)