Chinese Character Dictionary

两不相欠

liăng bù xiāng qiàn

to be even

两不误

liăng bù wù

to neglect neither one

两伊战争

Liăng Yī Zhàn zhēng

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

两个中国

liăng gè zhōng guó

two-China (policy)

两倍

liăng bèi

twice as much

两侧

liăng cè

two sides

两侧对称

liăng cè duì chèn

bilateral symmetry

两仪

liăng yí

heaven and earth

两全

liăng quán

to satisfy both sides

两全其美

liăng quán qí mĕi

to satisfy rival demands (idiom)

两分法

liăng fēn fă

(Maoism) one divides into two

两千年

liăng qiān nián

the year 2000

两口子

liăng kŏu zi

husband and wife

两句

liăng jù

(say) a few words

两回事

liăng huí shì

two quite different things

两国

liăng guó

both countries

两国之间

liăng guó zhī jiān

bilateral

两国相争，不斩来使

liáng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhăn lái shĭ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

两国关系

liăng guó guān xì

bilateral relations

两宋

Liăng Sòng

the Song dynasty (960-1279)

两小无猜

liăng xiăo wú cāi

innocent playmates

两岸

liăng àn

bilateral

两岸三地

liăng àn sān dì

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

两岸对话

liăng àn duì huà

bilateral talks

两厢情愿

liăng xiāng qíng yuàn

both sides are willing

两广

Liăng Guăng

the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)

两广总督

liăng guăng zŏng dū

Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

两德

liăng Dé

two Germanies

两性

liăng xìng

the two sexes

两性动物

liăng xìng dòng wù

hermaphrodite creature

两性差距

liăng xìng chā jù

disparity between the sexes

两性平等

liăng xìng píng dĕng

equality between the sexes

两性异形

liăng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

两性花

liăng xìng huā

hermaphrodite flower

两情两愿

liăng qíng liăng yuàn

by mutual consent (north China dialect)

两手空空

liăng shŏu kōng kōng

empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

两败俱伤

liăng bài jù shāng

both sides suffer (idiom)

两方

liăng fāng

both sides (in contract)

两旁

liăng páng

both sides

两星期

liăng xīng qī

fortnight

两会

Liăng huì

National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress

两栖

liăng qī

amphibious

两栖动物

liăng qī dòng wù

amphibian

两栖类

liăng qī lèi

class Amphibia

两极

liăng jí

the two poles

两极分化

liăng jí fēn huà

polarization

两样

liăng yàng

two kinds

两样东西

liăng yàng dōng xi

two distinct things

两江道

Liăng jiāng dào

Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province

两河

liăng hé

two rivers

两河文明

liăng hé wén míng

Mesopotamian civilization

两河流域

liăng hé liú yù

Mesopotamia

两清

liăng qīng

loan settled (business term)

两湖

Liăng Hú

Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces

两汉

liăng Hàn

Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

两生类

liăng shēng lèi

class Amphibia

两用

liăng yòng

dual-use

两当

Liăng dāng

Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Lŏng nán], Gansu

两当县

Liăng dāng xiàn

Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Lŏng nán], Gansu

两相

liăng xiāng

both sides