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

Fēijī de liǎngyì zhuāng yǒu fādòngjī.
The aircraft's two wings are fitted with engines.
Díjūn cóng liǎngyì fāqǐ jìngōng.
The enemy launched an attack from both flanks.
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

liǎng