两

兩

liǎng

number HSK 2 #121

Meanings

1 two
2 both
3 a couple of

Characters

Examples

我有两个孩子。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè háizi.

I have two children.

两个人都来了。

Liǎng gè rén dōu lái le.

Both people came.

Tips

grammar

两 is used before measure words (两个, 两本) while 二 is used for counting, math, and ordinals (第二, 二十). You say 两个人 (two people), not 二个人.

mistakes

For 200, use 两百 (liǎng bǎi), not 二百. For 2000, use 两千. But for 20, use 二十 (èrshí), not 两十.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng