两三

兩三

liǎngsān

numeral #8,243

Meanings

1 two or three; a few; a couple of

Characters

two; a couple of

Examples

再等两三分钟就好了。

Zài děng liǎngsān fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le.

Just wait two or three more minutes.

他只来过两三次。

Tā zhǐ lái guò liǎngsān cì.

He has only been here two or three times.

两三个人就够了。

Liǎngsān gè rén jiù gòu le.

Two or three people will be enough.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

三 sān