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two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
high quality at bargain price
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
weight / (fig.) importance
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
between the two countries; bilateral
either side; both sides
HSK 4
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党
hermaphrodite creature
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
class Amphibia / amphibians
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
not the same; different
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
in twos and threes
bicameralism / bicameral legislative system
the year 2000 / 2000 years
repeatedly (idiom)
dual-use
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)
not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
heaven and earth / yin and yang
polarization
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
to be a different person / not to be one's usual self
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
(idiom) thriving; (of a city) populous and wealthy; (of a family) large and prosperous
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
both sides
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
(Maoism) one divides into two
two or three
both ends / both parties to a deal
Mesopotamian civilization
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
equality between the sexes
hermaphrodite flower
dual; twofold
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
(fig.) two sides of the same coin
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
both sides
two-phase (physics)
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
both countries; the two countries
bilateral talks
to polarize / polarization / polarized; divergent
(coll.) young married couple
to pay no attention to outside matters
hectogram
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
two-party system
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
to neglect neither one
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
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
the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
hurriedly / just a few steps away
to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven
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
husband and wife
HSK 7-9
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
two-faced person
fortnight
double-edged sword
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
a step away / very close
bilateral symmetry
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
Mesopotamia
two-China (policy)
(chemistry) zwitterion
amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
HSK 7-9
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
to split sth into two (idiom)
(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
(biology) class Amphibia
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) / to labor under a double burden
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
unparalleled; matchless; unique
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
both sides; either side
an old married couple

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