两岸
liǎng’àn · bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 两岸
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
coastal; seacoast
两极liǎngjíthe two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth; electric or magnetic poles
对岸duì’ànopposite bank (of a body of water)
口岸kǒu’àna port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries
两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wife
两栖liǎngqīamphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines