两

Meaning(numeral, time word)

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

Examples

• 我要两杯奶茶。

  wǒ yào liǎng bēi nǎi chá.

  Two milk teas, please.

• 他有两个孩子。

  tā yǒu liǎng gè hái zi.

  He has two children.

• 过两天我再来找你。

  guò liǎng tiān wǒ zài lái zhǎo nǐ.

  I'll come see you again in a couple of days.

Easily confused

• 二 — Use 两 before measure words; 二 for counting, ordinals and inside numbers.

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