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Radical 1 · 7 strokes

two

HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)5 meanings#1703
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. numeral

    two

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

    • I have two books.

    • She has two older brothers.

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    • I ate it once about two years ago.

    • Take those two books out!

    • I have been in college for two and a half years now.

    • I only wrote two lines.

    • It had already been raining for two days, and I thought it would finally clear up today — but who would have guessed it rained all day again from morning till night.

  2. numeral

    both

    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.

    • The relationship between the two countries is getting better and better.

  3. numeral

    some

    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.

    • I'd like to say a few words.

  4. numeral

    a few

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

    • I only have two books.

    • She said a few words and left.

  5. measure word

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

    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.

    • This piece of gold weighs approximately two liang.

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Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.

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