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  *两* | 两* | *两
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
both of them; the two of them
both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
both countries; the two countries
(say) a few words
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
dual-use
both sides
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
both ends / both parties to a deal
twice / for a little while
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
both sides
two-phase (physics)
both sides; either side
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
heaven and earth / yin and yang
twice as much / double the amount
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
two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
to square accounts (between borrower and lender or between buyer and seller)
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
a couple of times / to repeat the same / the same old trick / tricks of the trade
dual; twofold
two quite different things / two unrelated matters
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
not the same; different
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
both sides are willing / by mutual consent
both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
bicameralism / bicameral legislative system
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
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)
amphibian / amphibious animals
name of the "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
equality between the sexes
(chemistry) zwitterion
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
two-faced person / double-dealing
Mesopotamian civilization
husband and wife / couple
bilateral symmetry
to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven
Mesopotamia
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
sexual dimorphism
class Amphibia / amphibians
(Maoism) one divides into two
Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
two distinct things
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
to neglect neither one
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
two-China (policy)
the year 2000 / 2000 years
bilateral / between two countries
bilateral relations
bilateral talks
hermaphrodite creature
disparity between the sexes
hermaphrodite flower
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
a step away / very close
(biology) class Amphibia
to coexist / coexistence
nunchaku
to pay no attention to outside matters
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

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