p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards

两翼

兩翼
liǎngyì
noun #37,008

Meanings

  1. 1 both wings (of a bird or aircraft)
  2. 2 the two flanks (military)
  3. 3 both sides; the two wings (figurative - of an organization, strategy, etc.)

Examples

HSK 6
飞机的两翼装有发动机。
Fēijī de liǎngyì zhuāng yǒu fādòngjī.
The aircraft's two wings are fitted with engines.
HSK 7-9
敌军从两翼发起进攻。
Díjūn cóng liǎngyì fāqǐ jìngōng.
The enemy launched an attack from both flanks.
HSK 7-9
公司以制造和服务为两翼。
Gōngsī yǐ zhìzào hé fúwù wéi liǎngyì.
The company has manufacturing and services as its two wings.

Tips

usage
两翼 carries three layers of meaning that share the same metaphor - wings on either side: literal (bird/plane wings), military (left and right flanks of a formation), and abstract (two paired pillars of a strategy or organization). The political phrase 一体两翼 'one body, two wings' is a common rhetorical structure in Chinese policy speeches.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
翼 yì