two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

two sides / both sides

National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

both sides

(say) a few words

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

either side / both sides

male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric

(coll.) young married couple

dual-use

both sides

both countries; two countries

bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland

both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes

twice as much / double the amount

one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise

both sides; either side

both ends / both parties to a deal

Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

two distinct things (often used in combination with 没有｜沒有 to mean "to be no different")

twice / for a little while

dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice

repeatedly (idiom)

both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins

two or three

two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate

both sides

two-phase (physics)

the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles

one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

husband and wife

amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines

Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han

to be a different person / not to be one's usual self

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation

heaven and earth / yin and yang

silver (as currency)

equivocal / ambiguous

to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)

Mesopotamia

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently

in twos and threes

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams

to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom) / fig. to make a clean break (idiom)

unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death

not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee

two quite different things / another kettle of fish

lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts

Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南｜陇南, Gansu

to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too

to coexist / coexistence

two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants

two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade

weight / (fig.) importance

received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled

both sides are willing / by mutual consent

quickly and effortlessly (idiom)

(idiom) to hesitate / to remain undecided

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints

honest and upright (idiom)

both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

British imperial ounce (old)

both sides are willing / by mutual consent

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

bicameralism / bicameral legislative system

amphibian / amphibious animals

both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant

places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

one person taking on two tasks simultaneously

scatter-brained / thoughtless

two Germanies / refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)

the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia

the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)

see 雙親｜双亲

two quite different things / two unrelated matters

the year 2000 / 2000 years

class Amphibia / amphibians

to pay no attention to outside matters

if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)

high quality at bargain price

see 一回生二回熟

to split sth into two (idiom)

(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste

lit. one body two sides (idiom) / fig. a situation with two sides to it

hurriedly / just a few steps away

see 人財兩空｜人财两空

(idiom) to succeed in both love and business