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两
liǎng
Main
English Definitiontwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)
Simplified Script两
Traditional Script兩
Pinyinliǎng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)loeng5
Part of Speech(量) measure word, (数) numeral
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1,2 TOCFL=1

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两口子liǎng kǒuzihusband and wife
两极liǎngjíthe two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of something; electric or magnetic poles
两国liǎngguóboth countries; two countries
两岸liǎng'ànbilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
两者liǎngzhěboth sides
Words With Same Tail Word    
市两shìliǎngChinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
三三两两sān sānliǎng liǎngin twos and threes
银两yínliǎngsilver currency; currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 两
半斤八两bàn jīn bā liǎngnot much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
斤两jīnliǎngweight; (fig.) importance
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