两相

兩相
liǎngxiàng / liǎngxiāng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 two-phase (electric current, physical states)
  2. 2 biphasic

Examples

HSK 6
Gōngchǎng shǐyòng de shì liǎngxiàng diànyuán.
The factory uses a two-phase power supply.
HSK 6
Zhège shíyàn yánjiū de shì qìtǐ hé yètǐ de liǎngxiàng liúdòng.
This experiment studies the two-phase flow of gas and liquid.
HSK 7-9
Liǎngxiàng diàn hé sānxiàng diàn de jiēxiàn fāngshì bùtóng.
Two-phase and three-phase power are wired differently.

Tips

mistakes
Same two characters as 两相, the adverb meaning mutually or on both sides. Here 相 is phase, so this reading belongs to technical writing about power supplies, motors and systems holding two states at once. If the sentence compares or balances two things, the reading is liǎngxiāng.
usage
Belongs to the same set as 单相 single-phase and 三相 three-phase, the labels printed on motors and power supplies. In physics and chemistry the same word describes a system holding two states at once, such as gas and liquid.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
相 xiāng