两
兩liǎng
HSK 2
#133 most
frequent character
both, two, ounce, some, a few
noun
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
两 was first two 丙 side by side, used as a unit for chariots, with 丙 also giving the sound. From that it came to mean 'pair' or 'two'. A later sense is 'tael', an old coin shaped much like a chariot wheel.
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Example Sentences
我有两本书。
wǒyǒu liǎng běn shū 。
I have two books.
我们需要两杯水。
wǒmen xūyào liǎngbēi shuǐ 。
We need two cups of water.
这个苹果重两两。
zhègè píngguǒ zhòng liǎngliǎng 。
This apple weighs two taels.
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