两三

兩三

liǎngsān

numeral #8,243

Meanings

HSK 2

再等两三分钟就好了。

Zài děng liǎngsān fēnzhōng jiù hǎole.

Just wait two or three more minutes.

HSK 2

他只来过两三次。

Tā zhǐ lái guò liǎngsān cì.

He has only been here two or three times.

HSK 2

两三个人就够了。

Liǎngsān gè rén jiù gòu le.

Two or three people will be enough.

grammar

Chinese uses consecutive numbers to express approximation: 两三 (2-3), 三四 (3-4), 七八 (7-8). They always go in ascending order and must be consecutive.

两 liǎng

三 sān