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两头

兩頭
liǎngtóu
noun #30,206

Meanings

  1. 1 both ends
  2. 2 both sides
  3. 3 both parties
  4. 4 two places

Examples

HSK 2
这条街两头都有公交车站。
Zhè tiáo jiē liǎngtóu dōu yǒu gōngjiāochē zhàn.
Both ends of this street have bus stops.
HSK 6
他工作和家庭两头都顾不过来。
Tā gōngzuò hé jiātíng liǎngtóu dōu gùbuguòlái.
He can't manage both work and family at once.
HSK 6
这笔生意我们两头都能赚到钱。
Zhè bǐ shēngyi wǒmen liǎngtóu dōu néng zhuàn dào qián.
We can make money from both sides of this deal.

Tips

usage
Often takes 儿-suffix (两头儿) in Beijing speech. Common idiomatic uses: 两头跑 (two-way commute), 两头落空 (to fall through on both ends - "to fall between two stools"), 两头不讨好 (to please neither side).

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
头 tóu