两
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liǎng · two, both, pair, couple

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2Frequency #81
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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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一Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 两

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liǎngWords pronounced liǎng
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Example sentences

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Tā shì liǎng rén zhī zhōng zuì dà de.他是两人之中最大的。

He is the older of the two.

Source: Tatoeba #688838 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù néng yì xīn liǎng yòng.你不能一心两用。

You can't do two things at once.

Source: Tatoeba #803801 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men shuō tā sǐ le liǎng nián le.他们说他死了两年了。

They say that he has been dead for two years.

Source: Tatoeba #465836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng gè rén dōu ài shàng le tóng yí gè nǚ de.两个人都爱上了同一个女的。

They both fell in love with the same woman.

Source: Tatoeba #3526049 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ men liǎng gè zài yì qǐ duō jiǔ le?你们两个在一起多久了?

How long have you two been together?

Source: Tatoeba #5780590 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài liǎng nián qián chī guò yí cì.我在两年前吃过一次。

I ate it once two years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #420118 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 两 in context

  1. Say liǎng, then recall the core meaning: two, both, pair, couple.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 两 (liǎng), meaning “two”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 两 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.