双
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shuāng · pair, couple

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #642
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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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又Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 双

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shuāngWords pronounced shuāng
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Example sentences

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Shǒu xiān, wǒ yào tīng tīng shuāng fāng de yì jiàn.首先,我要听听双方的意见。

First, I should hear both sides.

Source: Tatoeba #333844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège fángzi de zhǔ rén yǒu yí duì shuāng bāo tāi.这个房子的主人有一对双胞胎。

The owner of this house has two twins.

Source: Tatoeba #13071580 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào gèng piányi diǎn de shuāng rén jiān.我想要更便宜点的双人间。

I would like a less expensive double room.

Source: Tatoeba #354117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ de shuāng shǒu bǐ wǒ de qiáng zhuàng.汤姆的双手比我的强壮。

Tom's hands are stronger than mine.

Source: Tatoeba #13768190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuāng fāng dōu yǒu jǐ qiān rén shòu shāng.双方都有几千人受伤。

Many thousands on both sides had been wounded.

Source: Tatoeba #2004621 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuāng fāng zài huì tán zhōng yǒu hǎo dì jiāo huàn le kàn fǎ.双方在会谈中友好地交换了看法。

Both parties exchanged ideas cordially in the discussion.

Source: Tatoeba #3205542 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 双 in context

  1. Say shuāng, then recall the core meaning: pair, couple.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 双方 (shuāng fāng), meaning “bilateral”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 双 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.