Word: 兩頭 (liǎngtóu)

兩頭 is how 两头 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 两头

兩頭 dictionary entry

liǎngtóu: both ends; both parties to a deal

Full dictionary entry for 兩頭

Example sentences using 兩頭

19 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

一個槽里拴兩頭叫驢,有踢蹬瞧呢

yí gè cáo li shuān liǎngtóu jiàolǘ,yǒu tīdēng qiáo ne

tie two male donkeys at one trough: there'll be kicking to watch
一個槽里的兩頭叫驢,拴不到一起

yí gè cáo lǐ de liǎngtóu jiàolǘ,shuān búdào yìqǐ

two male donkeys at one trough: can't be tied together
一根樁上拴兩頭牯牛,誰也不讓誰

yìgēn zhuāng shang shuān liǎngtóu gǔniú,shéi yě búràng shéi

two bulls tied to one post: neither gives way to the other
三間屋子兩頭住,誰也瞞不了誰

sān jiān wūzi liǎngtóu zhù,shéi yě mán bù liǎo shéi

three rooms with people living at the two ends: neither can hide anything from the other
偷茄子帶摘葫蘆，兩頭不誤

tōu qiézi dài zhāi húlu, liǎngtóu bú wù

stealing aubergines while also picking gourds: neither end is neglected
劁豬割耳朵,兩頭受罪

qiāo zhū gē ěrduo,liǎngtóu shòuzuì

castrating a pig and cutting its ear: suffering at both ends
尖扁擔擔柴，兩頭脫

jiān biǎndan dān chái, liǎngtóu tuō

carrying firewood on a pointed-ended pole: both ends come off
棗核兒兩頭抹豬油，又尖又滑

zǎo húr liǎngtóu mǒ zhūyóu, yòu jiān yòu huá

a jujube pit greased with lard at both ends: pointed and slippery
火筒沒節兒,兩頭空

huǒtǒng méi jié ér,liǎngtóu kōng

A blowpipe with no joint: empty at both ends
爺爺家養了兩頭牛。

Yéye jiāyǎng le liǎngtóu niú.

Grandpa's family keeps two cows.
狗咬狼，兩頭藏

gǒu yǎo láng, liǎngtóu cáng

dog bites wolf: both hide at either end
竹籃挑水，兩頭空

zhúlán tiāo shuǐ, liǎngtóu kōng

carrying water in bamboo baskets on a pole: both ends empty
紅藍鉛筆，兩頭挨刀

hónglán qiānbǐ, liǎngtóu ái dāo

red-and-blue pencil: both ends get the knife
老鼠鑽進風箱里,兩頭受氣

lǎoshǔ zuānjìn fēngxiāng li,liǎngtóu shòuqì

a mouse crawls into a bellows: gets air from both ends
胡同捉豬，兩頭堵

hútòng zhuō zhū, liǎngtóu dǔ

catching a pig in an alley: block both ends
蟲蛀了的扁擔,受不了兩頭壓

chóngzhù le de biǎndan,shòubùliǎo liǎngtóu yā

a worm-eaten carrying pole: can't take pressure at both ends
鋼針難得兩頭尖，甘蔗沒有兩頭甜

gāngzhēn nándé liǎngtóu jiān, gānzhe méiyǒu liǎngtóu tián

a steel needle is hardly sharp at both ends; sugar cane is not sweet at both ends
鞭炮兩頭點，響在一塊兒

biānpào liǎngtóu diǎn, xiǎng zài yíkuàir

lighting a firecracker at both ends: they go off together
麻稈兒打狼，兩頭害怕

mágǎnr dǎ láng, liǎngtóu hàipà

Hitting a wolf with a hemp stalk: both sides are afraid