他俩

他倆
tāliǎ
noun #18,849

Meanings

  1. 1 the two of them
  2. 2 those two

Characters

Literally 'he two' - a colloquial fusion meaning 'the two of them'.

Examples

Tā liǎ shì hǎo péngyou.
The two of them are good friends.
Tā liǎ cóngxiǎo yìqǐ zhǎngdà.
Those two grew up together since childhood.

Tips

grammar
already contains 'two', so never say . Same shape with other pronouns: (the two of us), (you two).
mistakes
Don't confuse (liǎ, 'two of') with (liǎng, 'two'). acts as a pronoun-suffix that already includes the measure word; it cannot be followed by another measure word.

Stroke Order

liǎ