两 (liǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “two; both; some”.
Meanings
- 1two
- 2both
- 3some
- 4a few
- 5tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- Part of speech
- measure word
Related words
两者both of them; the two of them两边either side; both sides两码事two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things两下子a couple of times进退两难no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma两侧two sides; both sides三长两短unexpected misfortune两面派two-faced person一刀两断(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with两手空空empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything两回事two quite different things两性male and female