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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
two sides; both sides
HSK 6
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
HSK 7-9
husband and wife
HSK 7-9
to have real skill / to know one's stuff
HSK 7-9
class Amphibia / amphibians
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
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries; a battle of the giants
dual-use
equivocal / ambiguous
both of them; the two of them
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
both countries; the two countries
(coll.) young married couple
twice / for a little while
the year 2000 / 2000 years
both sides
not the same; different
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
both ends / both parties to a deal
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
both sides; either side
two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate
both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
(idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well; to get burned both romantically and financially
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
dual; twofold
polarization
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
old married couple
(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
two quite different things / two unrelated matters
heaven and earth / yin and yang
two or three
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
silver (as currency)
in twos and threes
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
amphibian / amphibious animals
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
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
to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
two-faced person / double-dealing
British imperial ounce (old)
repeatedly (idiom)
to give short weight
Mesopotamia
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
to pay no attention to outside matters
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
to coexist / coexistence
to give short weight
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
(idiom) to hesitate / to remain undecided
(idiom) thriving; (of a city) populous and wealthy; (of a family) large and prosperous
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
weight / (fig.) importance
to give short weight
to be a different person / not to be one's usual self
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
two-party system
hectogram
honest and upright (idiom)
husband and wife / couple
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
innocent playmates
(Maoism) one divides into two

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