liǎng
Radical 11 · 7 strokes

two

5 meanings
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. numeral

    two(inherited)

    数字二,表示两个shùzì èr, biǎoshì liǎng gè

    • I have two books.

  2. numeral

    both(inherited)

    数目,一加一的结果;也指两个人或两样东西shùmù, yī jiā yī de jiéguǒ; yě zhǐ liǎng ge rén huò liǎng yàng dōngxi

    • There are two of us.

  3. numeral

    some(inherited)

    数字,表示二,或表示两个、几个shùzì、biǎoshì èr、huò biǎoshì liǎng gè、jǐ ge

    • I have a few books.

  4. numeral

    a few(inherited)

    数字二;表示两个人或物shùzì èr; biǎoshì liǎng ge rén huò wù

    • I only have two books.

  5. measure word

    tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)(inherited)

    重量单位,现代等于50克,古代等于十六分之一斤zhòngliàng dānyuán, xiàndài děngyú wǔshí kè, gǔdài děngyú shíliù fēnzhī yī jīn

    • This weighs two taels.

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