Dictionary - results for 两

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
两	兩	liǎng	- two - both - some - a few - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
三两	三兩	sānliǎng	- two or three
两下	兩下	liǎngxià	- twice - for a little while
两倍	兩倍	liǎngbèi	- twice as much - double the amount
两侧	兩側	liǎngcè	- two sides - both sides
两仪	兩儀	liǎngyí	- heaven and earth - yin and yang
两全	兩全	liǎngquán	- to satisfy both sides - to accommodate both (demands)
两句	兩句	liǎngjù	- (say) a few words
两国	兩國	liǎngguó	- both countries - two countries
两宋	兩宋	LiǎngSòng	- the Song dynasty (960-1279) - refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
两岸	兩岸	liǎngàn	- bilateral - both shores - both sides - both coasts - Taiwan and mainland
两广	兩廣	LiǎngGuǎng	- the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
两德	兩德	liǎngDé	- two Germanies - refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
两性	兩性	liǎngxìng	- the two sexes - bisexual - hermaphrodite - having two characteristics - heterosexual
两方	兩方	liǎngfāng	- both sides (in contract) - the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
两旁	兩旁	liǎngpáng	- both sides - either side
两会	兩會	Liǎnghuì	- National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
两栖	兩棲	liǎngqī	- amphibious - dual-talented - able to work in two different lines
两极	兩極	liǎngjí	- the two poles - the north and south poles - both ends of sth - electric or magnetic poles
两样	兩樣	liǎngyàng	- two kinds - difference
两河	兩河	liǎnghé	- two rivers - Mesopotamia
两清	兩清	liǎngqīng	- loan settled (business term) - business complete to the satisfaction of both parties
两湖	兩湖	LiǎngHú	- Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
两汉	兩漢	liǎngHàn	- Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) - refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
两用	兩用	liǎngyòng	- dual-use
两当	兩當	Liǎngdāng	- Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南\|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
两相	兩相	liǎngxiāng	- both sides
两相	兩相	liǎngxiàng	- two-phase (physics)
两立	兩立	liǎnglì	- to coexist - coexistence
两端	兩端	liǎngduān	- both ends (of a stick etc) - two extremes
两者	兩者	liǎngzhě	- both sides
两亲	兩親	liǎngqīn	- see 雙親\|双亲[shuang1 qin1]
两讫	兩訖	liǎngqì	- received and paid for (business term) - the goods delivered and the bill settled
两造	兩造	liǎngzào	- both parties (to a lawsuit) - plaintiff and defendant
两边	兩邊	liǎngbian	- either side - both sides
两院	兩院	liǎngyuàn	- two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
两难	兩難	liǎngnán	- dilemma - quandary
两面	兩面	liǎngmiàn	- both sides
两头	兩頭	liǎngtóu	- both ends - both parties to a deal
公两	公兩	gōngliǎng	- hectogram
市两	市兩	shìliǎng	- Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
斤两	斤兩	jīnliǎng	- weight - (fig.) importance
炸两	炸兩	zháliǎng	- (Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉\|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條\|油条[you2 tiao2]
英两	英兩	Yīngliǎng	- British imperial ounce (old)
银两	銀兩	yínliǎng	- silver currency - currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩\|两
两下子	兩下子	liǎngxiàzi	- a couple of times - to repeat the same - the same old trick - tricks of the trade
两不误	兩不誤	liǎngbùwù	- to neglect neither one
两分法	兩分法	liǎngfēnfǎ	- (Maoism) one divides into two
两千年	兩千年	liǎngqiānnián	- the year 2000 - 2000 years
两口子	兩口子	liǎngkǒuzi	- husband and wife
两回事	兩回事	liǎnghuíshì	- two quite different things - two unrelated matters
两性花	兩性花	liǎngxìnghuā	- hermaphrodite flower
两星期	兩星期	liǎngxīngqī	- fortnight
两栖类	兩棲類	liǎngqīlèi	- class Amphibia - amphibians
两步路	兩步路	liǎngbùlù	- a step away - very close
两江道	兩江道	Liǎngjiāngdào	- Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
两生类	兩生類	liǎngshēnglèi	- class Amphibia - also written 兩棲類\|两栖类[liang3 qi1 lei4]
两当县	兩當縣	Liǎngdāngxiàn	- Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南\|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
两码事	兩碼事	liǎngmǎshì	- two quite different things - another kettle of fish
两节棍	兩節棍	liǎngjiégùn	- nunchaku
两着儿	兩著兒	liǎngzhāor	- the same old trick - illegal device
两院制	兩院制	liǎngyuànzhì	- bicameral legislative assembly
两面派	兩面派	liǎngmiànpài	- two-faced person - double-dealing
两头儿	兩頭兒	liǎngtóur	- erhua variant of 兩頭\|两头[liang3 tou2]
两点水	兩點水	liǎngdiǎnshuǐ	- name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15) - see also 冫[bing1]
两党制	兩黨制	liǎngdǎngzhì	- two-party system
参两院	參兩院	cānliǎngyuàn	- both houses of US Congress
小两口	小兩口	xiǎoliǎngkǒu	- (coll.) young married couple
后两者	後兩者	hòuliǎngzhě	- the latter two
一刀两断	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
一国两制	一國兩制	yīguóliǎngzhì	- one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
一折两段	一折兩段	yīzhéliǎngduàn	- to split sth into two (idiom)
一拍两散	一拍兩散	yīpāiliǎngsàn	- lit. on the beat, move apart; fig. break-up (of marriage or business partners) - separation
一举两得	一舉兩得	yījǔliǎngdé	- one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一身两役	一身兩役	yīshēnliǎngyì	- one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
一体两面	一體兩面	yītǐliǎngmiàn	- lit. one body two sides (idiom) - fig. a situation with two sides to it
三三两两	三三兩兩	sānsānliǎngliǎng	- in twos and threes
三天两头	三天兩頭	sāntiānliǎngtóu	- lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day - frequently
三瓦两舍	三瓦兩舍	sānwǎliǎngshè	- places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
三脚两步	三腳兩步	sānjiǎoliǎngbù	- hurriedly - just a few steps away
三言两句	三言兩句	sānyánliǎngjù	- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语	三言兩語	sānyánliǎngyǔ	- in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三长两短	三長兩短	sānchángliǎngduǎn	- unexpected misfortune - unexpected accident - sudden death
人财两空	人財兩空	réncáiliǎngkōng	- loss of life and property - to lose the beauty and her possessions
介于两难	介於兩難	jièyúliǎngnán	- to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
两不相欠	兩不相欠	liǎngbùxiāngqiàn	- to be even - to be quits - to be even-steven
两伊战争	兩伊戰爭	LiǎngYīZhànzhēng	- Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
两个中国	兩個中國	liǎnggèzhōngguó	- two-China (policy)
两侧对称	兩側對稱	liǎngcèduìchèn	- bilateral symmetry
两全其美	兩全其美	liǎngquánqíměi	- to satisfy rival demands (idiom) - to get the best of both worlds - to have it both ways - to have one's cake and eat it too
两国之间	兩國之間	liǎngguózhījiān	- bilateral - between two countries
两国关系	兩國關係	liǎngguóguānxì	- bilateral relations
两小无猜	兩小無猜	liǎngxiǎowúcāi	- innocent playmates
两岸三地	兩岸三地	liǎngànsāndì	- China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
两岸对话	兩岸對話	liǎngànduìhuà	- bilateral talks
两厢情愿	兩廂情願	liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn	- both sides are willing - by mutual consent
两广总督	兩廣總督	liǎngguǎngzǒngdū	- Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
两弹一星	兩彈一星	liǎngdànyīxīng	- refers to the historical achievement of China by 1970 in producing and successfully detonating an atomic bomb (1964), a hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
两性动物	兩性動物	liǎngxìngdòngwù	- hermaphrodite creature
两性差距	兩性差距	liǎngxìngchājù	- disparity between the sexes
两性平等	兩性平等	liǎngxìngpíngděng	- equality between the sexes
两性异形	兩性異形	liǎngxìngyìxíng	- sexual dimorphism
两情两愿	兩情兩願	liǎngqíngliǎngyuàn	- by mutual consent (north China dialect)
两情相悦	兩情相悅	liǎngqíngxiāngyuè	- (of a couple) to be harmonious - to be each other's sunshine
两手空空	兩手空空	liǎngshǒukōngkōng	- empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两败俱伤	兩敗俱傷	liǎngbàijùshāng	- both sides suffer (idiom) - neither side wins
两栖动物	兩棲動物	liǎngqīdòngwù	- amphibian - amphibious animals
两极分化	兩極分化	liǎngjífēnhuà	- polarization
两样东西	兩樣東西	liǎngyàngdōngxi	- two distinct things
两河文明	兩河文明	liǎnghéwénmíng	- Mesopotamian civilization
两河流域	兩河流域	liǎnghéliúyù	- Mesopotamia
两相情愿	兩相情願	liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn	- both sides are willing - by mutual consent
两肋插刀	兩肋插刀	liǎnglèichādāo	- lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) - fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两虎相争	兩虎相爭	liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng	- two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched protagonists
两虎相斗	兩虎相鬥	liǎnghǔxiāngdòu	- two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two major contestants - a battle of the giants
两袖清风	兩袖清風	liǎngxiùqīngfēng	- lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands - uncorrupted - unsoiled by corrupt practices
两面三刀	兩面三刀	liǎngmiànsāndāo	- two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross - double dealing and back stabbing
两颊生津	兩頰生津	liǎngjiáshēngjīn	- mouth-watering - to whet one's appetite
分星掰两	分星掰兩	fēnxīngbāiliǎng	- punctilious - clear and detailed
判若两人	判若兩人	pànruòliǎngrén	- to be a different person - not to be one's usual self
势不两立	勢不兩立	shìbùliǎnglì	- the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences - incompatible standpoints
半斤八两	半斤八兩	bànjīnbāliǎng	- not much to choose between the two - tweedledum and tweedledee
国共两党	國共兩黨	GuóGòngliǎngdǎng	- Guomindang 國民黨\|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨\|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3]
小两口儿	小兩口兒	xiǎoliǎngkǒur	- erhua variant of 小兩口\|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]
左右两难	左右兩難	zuǒyòuliǎngnán	- dilemma - quandary - Scylla and Charybdis - between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
有两下子	有兩下子	yǒuliǎngxiàzi	- to have real skill - to know one's stuff
模棱两可	模稜兩可	móléngliǎngkě	- equivocal - ambiguous
正反两面	正反兩面	zhèngfǎnliǎngmiàn	- two-way - reversible - both sides of the coin
水陆两用	水陸兩用	shuǐlùliǎngyòng	- amphibious (vehicle)
清风两袖	清風兩袖	qīngfēngliǎngxiù	- honest and upright (idiom)
老两口儿	老兩口兒	lǎoliǎngkǒur	- an old married couple
誓不两立	誓不兩立	shìbùliǎnglì	- the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences - incompatible standpoints
进退两难	進退兩難	jìntuìliǎngnán	- no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma - trapped - in an impossible situation
汉贼不两立	漢賊不兩立	Hànzéibùliǎnglì	- lit. Shu Han 蜀漢\|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom) - fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky - (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
脚踏两条船	腳踏兩條船	jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán	- lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) - fig. to have it both ways - to run after two hares - (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
脚踏两只船	腳踏兩隻船	jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán	- to have a foot in both camps - to have a bet each way - to be having an affair
脚踩两只船	腳踩兩隻船	jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán	- see 腳踏兩隻船\|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2]
着三不着两	著三不著兩	zháosānbùzháoliǎng	- scatter-brained - thoughtless
蜡烛两头烧	蠟燭兩頭燒	làzhúliǎngtóushāo	- to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) - to labor under a double burden
一个头两个大	一個頭兩個大	yīgetóuliǎnggedà	- (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
一分钱两分货	一分錢兩分貨	yīfēnqiánliǎngfēnhuò	- high quality at bargain price
一次生，两次熟	一次生，兩次熟	yīcìshēng,liǎngcìshú	- unfamiliar at first but you get used to it - strangers are first meeting, but soon friends - an acquired taste
两手不沾阳春水	兩手不沾陽春水	liǎngshǒubùzhānyángchūnshuǐ	- see 十指不沾陽春水\|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]
两耳不闻窗外事	兩耳不聞窗外事	liǎngěrbùwénchuāngwàishì	- to pay no attention to outside matters
此地无银三百两	此地無銀三百兩	cǐdìwúyínsānbǎiliǎng	- lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
海峡两岸关系协会	海峽兩岸關係協會	HǎixiáLiǎngànGuānxiXiéhuì	- PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
三天打鱼，两天晒网	三天打魚，兩天曬網	sāntiāndǎyú,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng	- lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) - fig. not to persevere in doing sth - to do sth by fits and starts
两国相争，不斩来使	兩國相爭，不斬來使	liángguóxiāngzhēng,bùzhǎnláishǐ	- when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争，必有一伤	兩虎相爭，必有一傷	liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng	- if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤	兩虎相鬥，必有一傷	liǎnghǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng	- When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.