The Chinese word “两” means “two” or “a couple of”. It is used to indicate a quantity of two or a small number of things. For example, “我有两个朋友” means “I have two friends” and “请给我两杯水” means “Please give me two glasses of water”. “两” can also be used in idiomatic expressions such as “两全其美”, which means “to satisfy both sides” or “to have the best of both worlds”.
Translation
Number: two, some
Measure Word: 50 gram
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 他们两个一起去了 | tāmen liǎng gè yīqǐ qù le | The two of them went together |
| 这里有两个选择 | zhèlǐ yǒu liǎng gè xuǎnzé | There are two options here |
| 我买了两个苹果 | wǒ mǎi le liǎng gè píngguǒ | I bought two apples |
| 两天后我们要离开 | liǎng tiān hòu wǒmen yào líkāi | We’re leaving in two days |
| 我们需要两张票 | wǒmen xūyào liǎng zhāng piào | We need two tickets |
| 这个问题有两个答案 | zhège wèntí yǒu liǎng gè dá’àn | There are two answers to this question |
| 我们要走两个小时 | wǒmen yào zǒu liǎng gè xiǎoshí | We have to walk for two hours |
| 他们两个人都很喜欢音乐 | tāmen liǎng gè rén dōu hěn xǐhuān yīnyuè | Both of them really like music |
HSK
两 is part of HSK Level 2 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1 and HSK Level 2.
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