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两

liǎng

Traditional: 兩

Meanings of 两 in English

liǎngHSK 1numeralSyllabus #111
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
liǎngHSK 4measure wordSyllabus #1473
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Example sentences

  1. 这个夏天我胖了两公斤。
    zhè ge xià tiān wǒ pàng le liǎng gōng jīn。
    I gained two kilos this summer.
    Tatoeba #8832014 by crescat · #4668890 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 两兄弟都是音乐家。
    liǎng xiōng dì dōu shì yīn yuè jiā。
    Both brothers are musicians.
    Tatoeba #429185 by fucongcong · #48583 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我只睡了两小时。
    wǒ zhǐ shuì le liǎng xiǎo shí。
    I slept just two hours.
    Tatoeba #6047457 by verdastelo9604 · #2234203 by lutao · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences