兩
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liǎng · two, both, pair, couple

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Learn every stroke in 兩

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 兩

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Example sentences

Notice where 兩 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de fáng jiàn shì tā de liǎng bèi dà.我的房間是他的兩倍大。

My room is twice as big as his.

Source: Tatoeba #788845 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài liǎng zhōu qián dào le.我在兩週前到了。

I arrived two weeks ago.

Source: Tatoeba #2638703 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén liǎng rén hǎo xiàng yòu hé hǎo rú chū le.他們兩人好像又和好如初了。

It looks like they have made up again.

Source: Tatoeba #1298617 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yì nián pèng shàng le liǎng qǐ shì gù.她一年碰上了兩起事故。

She had two accidents within a year.

Source: Tatoeba #6146644 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiàn zài de shōu rù bǐ liǎng nián qián duō le yí bèi.我現在的收入比兩年前多了一倍。

Now my income is twice what it was two years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #362629 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù zhī dào tā liǎng nián qián sǐ le má?你不知道他兩年前死了嗎?

Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?

Source: Tatoeba #433925 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 兩 in context

  1. Say liǎng, then recall the core meaning: two, both, pair, couple.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 兩 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.