兩 (liǎng)
two/tael (unit of weight)
How 兩 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Traditional
- 兩
- Simplified
- 两
Components
- 一 one
- 巾 turban/scarf
- 𠓜 N/A
Common words using 兩
- 一刀兩斷 yīdāoliǎngduàn
- lit. one knife to cut two segments (idiom); fig. to make a clean break; firm resolution to break off a relation
- 一舉兩得 yījǔliǎngdé
- one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
- 三三兩兩 sānsānliǎngliǎng
- in twos and threes
- 三天兩頭 sāntiānliǎngtóu
- lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently
- 三言兩語 sānyánliǎngyǔ
- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
- 人財兩空 réncáiliǎngkōng
- loss of life and property; to lose the beauty and her possessions
- 兩下 liǎngxià
- twice; for a little while
- 兩下子 liǎngxiàzi
- a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick
- 兩全 liǎngquán
- to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
- 兩全其美 liǎngquánqíměi
- to satisfy rival demands; to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways
- 兩千年 liǎngqiānnián
- the year 2000; 2000 years
- 兩口子 liǎngkǒuzi
- husband and wife
兩 in a sentence
我要兩碗牛肉麵。
Wǒ yào liǎng wǎn niúròumiàn.
“I want two bowls of beef noodle soup.”
How common is 兩?
兩 is the 133rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 47.3% of all running text.
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