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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
either side; both sides
HSK 4
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
HSK 5
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
HSK 7-9
husband and wife
HSK 7-9
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
both sides
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
dual-use
both countries; two countries
both sides; either side
(say) a few words
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
not the same; different
both sides
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
both ends / both parties to a deal
both sides
two-phase (physics)
twice / for a little while
heaven and earth / yin and yang
Mesopotamia
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
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
two quite different things / another kettle of fish
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries; a battle of the giants
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
innocent playmates
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
twice as much / double the amount
two quite different things / two unrelated matters
a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
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
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
bicameralism / bicameral legislative system
amphibian / amphibious animals
both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
two Germanies / refers to German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
class Amphibia / amphibians
to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven
to neglect neither one
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
two-China (policy)
bilateral symmetry
(Maoism) one divides into two
the year 2000 / 2000 years
husband and wife / couple
bilateral / between two countries
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
bilateral relations
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
bilateral talks
Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
hermaphrodite creature
disparity between the sexes
equality between the sexes
sexual dimorphism
hermaphrodite flower
(chemistry) zwitterion
by mutual consent (north China dialect)
(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
two-pronged strategy
ability / skill
fortnight
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
polarization
to polarize / polarization / polarized; divergent
two distinct things
a step away / very close
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
Mesopotamian civilization
class Amphibia
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
to coexist / coexistence
nunchaku
to pay no attention to outside matters
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
the same old trick / illegal device
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
double-edged sword

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