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  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
either side; both sides
HSK 4
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
HSK 7-9
to have real skill / to know one's stuff
HSK 7-9
husband and wife
HSK 7-9
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
between the two countries; bilateral
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
both countries; the two countries
(say) a few words
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
both sides
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
both of them; the two of them
hectogram
dual-use
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
both sides
two-phase (physics)
both sides; either side
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
in twos and threes
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
both ends / both parties to a deal
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
silver (as currency)
heaven and earth / yin and yang
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
twice as much / double the amount
to be a different person / not to be one's usual self
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
equivocal / ambiguous
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
innocent playmates
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
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
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
two or three
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
dual; twofold
to give short weight
two quite different things / two unrelated matters
to give short weight
weight / (fig.) importance
not the same; different
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
British imperial ounce (old)
bicameralism / bicameral legislative system
twice / for a little while
honest and upright (idiom)
(idiom) to hesitate / to remain undecided
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
repeatedly (idiom)
scatter-brained / thoughtless
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
to give short weight
the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
shiny-leaf prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum nitidum)
class Amphibia / amphibians
amphibian / amphibious animals
variant of 魍魎|魍魉
(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially
name of the "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
bilateral symmetry
equality between the sexes
(chemistry) zwitterion
to pay no attention to outside matters
two-China (policy)
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
two-faced person / double-dealing
(fig.) two sides of the same coin
to neglect neither one
Mesopotamian civilization
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
husband and wife / couple
amphibious (vehicle)
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
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)
to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven

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