两三

兩三

liǎngsān

numeral #8,243

Meanings

再等两三分钟就好了。

Zài děng liǎngsān fēnzhōng jiù hǎole.

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 gèrén 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