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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *双* | 双* | *双
two / double / pair / both / even (number)
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *双* | 双* | *双
variant of 雙|双
HSK 3
bilateral / both sides / both parties involved
HSK 3
both hands
HSK 5
doubles (in sports) / CL: 場|场
HSK 6
double
HSK 7-9
profitable to both sides / a win-win situation
HSK 7-9
bidirectional / two-way / interactive
HSK 7-9
bilateral
HSK 7-9
unrivaled (idiom); world number one / unique / unequaled
HSK 7-9
twin / CL: 對|对
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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surname Shuang
Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan / Chengdu's main airport
bilingual
(computing) to double-click
double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible
Shuangpai county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
Gemini (star sign)
two-person / double / pair / tandem
dance for two / pas de deux
twin (attributive) / twins
double quotes
flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution
Shuangfeng county in Loudi 婁底|娄底, Hunan / (Tw) Twin Peaks, US television drama series 1990-1991
boobies
incomparable / matchless / unique
double star
two legs / both feet
double happiness / the combined symmetric character (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
double tier / double decker
both parents
double-track; parallel tracks; dual-track (system)
double-barreled
Pisces (star sign)
Diplococcus pneumoniae
breasts
Shuangqing district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan
parallel bars (gymnastics event)
Shuangta district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
Shuangyang district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
pun / play on words
men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)
legs / both legs / two legs
the two eyes
Shuangliao, county-level city in Siping 四平, Jilin
women's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)
arms / both arms / two arms
mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other
two simultaneous happy events in the family
disaccharide
even number
one's pair of eyes
lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword
both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
even number (on a ticket, house etc)
J. A. Henckels (brand)
nunchaku
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone
lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
double bed
Shuangtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning
a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
to form pairs / to be in couples
Shuangluan district of Chengde city 承德市, Hebei
talented and good-looking (idiom)
shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace
to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
crutches
bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)
(idiom) blessings never come in pairs
Christmas and New Year's Day
Shuangxi or Shuanghsi township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
"double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰 and carbon neutrality 碳中和 / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
hyperbola / hyperbolic (function)
double standard (abbr. for 雙重標準|双重标准)
backpack
double-edged blade
(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails / twin ponytails / bunches
twofold / double
bisexual / bisexuality
double chin
bimonthly publication
Diptera (insect order including flies)
double eyelid
Shuangqia, a district of Chengde City 承德市, Hebei
double-blind (scientific experiment)
bisphenol A (BPA)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯
double room
double door
double stranded
combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节 falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) / binodal / two-section
two-item combo (usu. referring to a food dish, esp. two types of meat served with rice or noodles) / (real estate) duplex; semi-detached / (computing) double pinyin (input method in which each syllable is typed using no more than two keystrokes: one for the initial consonant and one for the final)

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