Word: 两 (liǎng)

两辆车在路口冲撞了。

Liǎng liàng chē zài lùkǒu chōngzhuàngle.

Two cars collided at the intersection.

两辆车在路口碰撞了。

Liǎng liàng chē zài lùkǒu pèngzhuàngle.

Two cars collided at the intersection.

两队的实力相差悬殊。

Liǎng duì de shílì xiāngchà xuánshū.

The two teams are vastly different in strength.

两队的实力相等，比赛很精彩。

Liǎng duì de shílì xiāngděng, bǐsài hěn jīngcǎi.

The two teams are equally strong, so the match was exciting.

两队的差距正在缩小。

Liǎng duì de chājù zhèngzài suōxiǎo.

The gap between the two teams is narrowing.

两雄不能并立

liǎng xióng bùnéng bìnglì

two heroes cannot stand side by side

两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手

liǎng niǎo zài lín, bùrú yì niǎo zàishǒu

two birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in the hand

为人处世两件宝，和为贵来忍为高

wéi rén chǔshì liǎng jiàn bǎo, hé wéi guì lái rěn wéi gāo

two treasures for dealing with people: harmony is most precious, patience is highest

为什么这两天一天比一天热？

Wèishénme zhè liǎng tiān yì tiān bǐ yì tiān rè?

Why has it been getting hotter and hotter these last two days?

为何两位总是在打架？

Wèihé liǎng wèi zǒngshì zài dǎjià?

Why are you two always fighting?

九两棉线织匹布，稀奇

jiǔ liǎng miánxiàn zhī pǐ bù, xīqí

weaving a bolt of cloth from nine ounces of cotton thread: how rare

买上四两棉花，纺一纺

mǎi shàng sì liǎng miánhua, fǎng yì fǎng

buy four taels of cotton and spin it a bit

买两件有优惠吗？

Mǎi liǎng jiàn yǒu yōuhuì ma?

Is there a discount if I buy two?

买两瓶洗发水就送赠品。

Mǎi liǎng píng xǐfàshuǐ jiù sòng zèngpǐn.

Buy two bottles of shampoo and you get a freebie.

二两棉花四张弓，细弹

èr liǎng miánhua sì zhāng gōng, xì dàn

two liang of cotton and four bows: fine fluffing (talking)

人嘴两层皮

rén zuǐ liǎng céng pí

a person's mouth is two layers of skin

人有两只脚。

Rén yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.

Man has two feet.

今天仅剩两张票了，你要不要？

Jīntiān jǐn shèng liǎng zhāng piào le, nǐ yào búyào?

There are only two tickets left today. Do you want them?

今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.

从这开始走用不了两小时。

Cóng zhè kāishǐ zǒu yòng bù liǎo liǎng xiǎoshí.

It is no less than two hours' walk from here.

他上个月谈成了两宗大买卖。

Tā shànggeyuè tán chéng le liǎng zōng dà mǎimai.

Last month he closed two big deals.

他两年前来日本。

Tā liǎng nián qiánlái Rìběn.

He came to Japan two years ago.

他为什么有两辆车？

Tā wèishénme yǒu liǎng liàng chē?

Why do you have two cars?

他们两人离开了。

Tāmen liǎng rén líkāile.

The two of them left.

他们两家人情同手足。

Tāmen liǎng jiā rén qíngtóngshǒuzú.

The two families are as close as brothers.

他们告诉我他们会说两种语言。

Tāmen gàosu wǒ tāmen huì shuō liǎng zhǒng yǔyán.

They told me that they were bilingual.

他们已经结婚两年了。

Tāmen yǐjīng jiéhūn liǎng nián le.

They have been married two years.

他们说他死了两年了。

Tāmen shuō tā sǐle liǎng nián le.

They say that he has been dead for two years.

他休息两天。

Tā xiūxi liǎng tiān.

He rests for two days.

他写了两本书。

Tā xiěle liǎng běn shū.

He has written two books.

他在大学里学过两年葡萄牙语。

Tā zài dàxué lǐ xué guò liǎng nián Pútáoyáyǔ.

He studied Portuguese at university for two years.

他在这里已经住了两年了吗？

Tā zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng zhùle liǎng nián le ma?

Has he lived here for two years?

他坐在两张椅子上。

Tā zuò zài liǎng zhāng yǐzi shàng.

He is sitting on two chairs.

他已经两天没吃东西了。

Tā yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi chī dōngxi le.

He hadn't eaten in two days.

他想在中国工作两年。

Tā xiǎng zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò liǎng nián.

He wants to work in China for two years.

他把苹果分成两部分。

Tā bǎ píngguǒ fēnchéng liǎng bùfen.

He cut the apple in half.

他把那两本书弄丢了。

Tā bǎ nà liǎng běn shū nòngdiū le.

He lost those two books.

他昏迷了两天，终于苏醒了。

Tā hūnmíle liǎng tiān, zhōngyú sūxǐng le.

He was in a coma for two days and has finally regained consciousness.

他是两人之中最大的。

Tā shì liǎng rén zhīzhōng zuì dà de.

He is the older of the two.

他晚回来了两天。

Tā wǎn huílaile liǎng tiān.

He came back two days late.

他比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

He is two years older than you.

他比我大两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.

He is my senior by two years.

他比我小两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ xiǎo liǎng suì.

He is two years my junior.

他比我高两寸。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo liǎng cùn.

He is two inches taller than I am.

他的话激化了两人的矛盾。

Tā de huà jīhuàle liǎng rén de máodùn.

His words intensified the conflict between the two of them.

他被判两年，缓刑三年。

Tā bèi pàn liǎng nián, huǎnxíng sān nián.

He was sentenced to two years, suspended for three years.

作文里有两处语病。

Zuòwén lǐ yǒu liǎng chù yǔbìng.

There are two faulty expressions in the essay.

你帮我把这两封信寄掉好吗？

Nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhè liǎng fēng xìn jì diào hǎo ma?

Help me send out these two letters, all right?

你必须在两点半之前完成它。

Nǐ bìxū zài liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián wánchéng tā.

You have to finish this by 2:30.

你昨天两点半的时候在哪儿？

Nǐ zuótiān liǎng diǎn bàn de shíhou zài nǎr?

Where were you yesterday at 2:30?

你有两本书。

Nǐ yǒu liǎng běn shū.

You have two books.

你有两本书吗？

Nǐ yǒu liǎng běn shū ma?

You've got two books?

你有两朵花。

Nǐ yǒu liǎng duǒ huā.

You have two flowers.

你有两颗苹果。

Nǐ yǒu liǎng kē píngguǒ.

You had two apples.

你看这两张照片哪张好？

Nǐ kàn zhè liǎng zhāng zhàopiān nǎ zhāng hǎo?

Look at these two photographs - which one is better?

你看这两种哪一种好？

Nǐ kàn zhè liǎng zhǒng nǎ yìzhǒng hǎo?

Which of these two do you think is better?

你能分别出这两种茶吗？

Nǐ néng fēnbié chū zhè liǎng zhǒng chá ma?

Can you tell these two kinds of tea apart?

你能把两家的矛盾摆平吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ liǎng jiā de máodùn bǎipíng ma?

Can you settle the dispute between the two families?

你能把你的自行车借我两天吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ nǐ de zìxíngchē jiè wǒ liǎng tiān ma?

Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?

你见到的是两兄弟中的哪一个？

Nǐ jiàndào de shì liǎng xiōngdì zhōng de nǎ yí gè?

Which one of the two brothers did you see?

修这座桥历时两年。

Xiū zhè zuò qiáo lìshí liǎng nián.

Building this bridge took two years.

公司同意和我续约两年。

Gōngsī tóngyì hé wǒ xùyuē liǎng nián.

The company agreed to renew my contract for two years.

六月的面杏儿，一捏两瓣儿

liùyuè de miàn xìng ér, yì niē liǎng bànr

a June ripe apricot: one pinch and it splits in two

写好了要读两遍。

Xiě hǎole yào dú liǎng biàn.

Read it twice after writing it.

冬天我会盖着两层毯子睡觉。

Dōngtiān wǒ huì gàizhe liǎng céng tǎnzi shuìjiào.

During winter I sleep with two blankets.

冷战时期，世界分成了两大阵营。

Lěngzhàn shíqī, shìjiè fēnchéngle liǎng dà zhènyíng.

During the Cold War, the world was divided into two major camps.

别把这两件事相提并论。

Bié bǎ zhè liǎng jiàn shì xiāngtíbìnglùn.

Don't lump these two things together.

制裁会影响两国贸易吗？

Zhìcái huì yǐngxiǎng liǎng guó màoyì ma?

Will the sanctions affect trade between the two countries?

前后两段衔接得不太好。

Qiánhòu liǎng duàn xiánjiē de bútàihǎo.

The two paragraphs don't link up very well.

动物园里有两只熊猫。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu liǎng zhī xióngmāo.

There are two pandas in the zoo.

劳动人民两只手,工作起来样样有

láodòng rénmín liǎng zhī shǒu,gōngzuò qǐlai yàngyàng yǒu

Working people have two hands; once they set to work, everything appears

千金念白四两唱

qiānjīn niànbái sì liǎng chàng

a thousand gold pieces for spoken lines, four ounces for singing

去山里的客车一天只有两趟。

Qù shān lǐ de kèchē yì tiān zhǐyǒu liǎng tàng.

There are only two buses a day to the mountains.

双手难捉两条鱼

shuāngshǒu nán zhuō liǎng tiáo yú

two hands can hardly catch two fish

双方都想改善两国邦交。

Shuāngfāng dōu xiǎng gǎishàn liǎng guó bāngjiāo.

Both sides want to improve relations between the two countries.

古代两军在山谷里交锋。

Gǔdài liǎng jūn zài shāngǔ lǐ jiāofēng.

In ancient times, the two armies crossed swords in the valley.

只剩下两天了。

Zhǐ shèngxià liǎng tiān le.

There's only two days left.

叫他们两点半之前到。

Jiào tāmen liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián dào.

Tell them to be here by 2:30.

哪两支球队能晋级下一轮？

Nǎ liǎng zhī qiúduì néng jìnjí xià yìlún?

Which two teams can advance to the next round?

四两棉花八张弓，细弹细弹

sì liǎng miánhua bā zhāng gōng, xì dàn xì dàn

four ounces of cotton and eight bows: fluff it fine, fluff it fine

四两能拨千斤重

sì liǎng néng bō qiānjīn zhòng

four ounces can move a thousand catties

困难九十九,难不倒两只手

kùnnan jiǔ shíjiǔ,nánbùdǎo liǎng zhī shǒu

ninety-nine difficulties can't beat a pair of hands

天天坐车两小时，划不来吧？

Tiāntiān zuòchē liǎng xiǎoshí, huábùlái ba?

Spending two hours on the bus every day isn't worth it, is it?

她为了满减，多买了两瓶水。

Tā wèile mǎnjiǎn, duō mǎile liǎng píng shuǐ.

To qualify for the spend-and-save deal, she bought two extra bottles of water.

她买了两双袜子。

Tā mǎile liǎng shuāng wàzi.

She bought two pairs of socks.

她以两票的优势胜出了。

Tā yǐ liǎng piào de yōushì shèngchūle.

She won by a margin of two votes.

她住在一栋两层楼的房子。

Tā zhù zài yí dòng liǎng céng lóu de fángzi.

She lives in a two-story house.

她刚刚买了两本娱乐杂志。

Tā gānggang mǎile liǎng běn yúlè zázhì.

She just bought two entertainment magazines.

她可以同时做这两件事。

Tā kěyǐ tóngshí zuò zhè liǎng jiàn shì.

She can do both at the same time.

她打两份工来筹学费。

Tā dǎ liǎng fèn gōng lái chóu xuéfèi.

She works two jobs to raise her tuition.

她打算出国深造两年。

Tā dǎsuàn chūguó shēnzào liǎng nián.

She plans to go abroad for two years of further study.

她把两块布缝合在一起。

Tā bǎ liǎng kuài bù fénghé zài yìqǐ.

She sewed the two pieces of cloth together.

她拿了两件裙子去试衣间。

Tā nále liǎng jiàn qúnzi qù shìyījiān.

She took two dresses to the fitting room.

她比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

She is two years older than you.

她比我年轻两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ niánqīng liǎng suì.

She is two years younger than I.

妈妈正在把两块布缝合在一起。

Māma zhèngzài bǎ liǎng kuài bù fénghé zài yìqǐ.

My mom is sewing two pieces of cloth together.

宁可一不是，不可两无情

nìngkě yí bú shì, bùkě liǎng wúqíng

better one party be in the wrong than both lose all feeling

小数点后面保留两位。

Xiǎoshùdiǎn hòumian bǎoliú liǎng wèi.

Keep two digits after the decimal point.

山再高也高不过两只脚

shān zài gāo yě gāo búguò liǎng zhī jiǎo

however high the mountain, it is no higher than two feet

已经下了两天的雨。

Yǐjīng xià le liǎng tiān de yǔ.

It has been raining for two days.