两头

兩頭

liǎngtóu

noun #30,206

Meanings

1 both ends
2 both sides
3 both parties
4 two places

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Examples

这条街两头都有公交车站。

Zhè tiáo jiē liǎngtóu dōu yǒu gōngjiāochē zhàn.

Both ends of this street have bus stops.

他工作和家庭两头都顾不过来。

Tā gōngzuò hé jiātíng liǎngtóu dōu gù bù guòlái.

He can't manage both work and family at once.

这笔生意我们两头都能赚到钱。

Zhè bǐ shēngyi wǒmen liǎngtóu dōu néng zhuàn dào qián.

We can make money from both sides of this deal.

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usage

Often takes 儿-suffix (两头儿 liǎngtóur) in Beijing speech. Common idiomatic uses: 两头跑 (two-way commute), 两头落空 (liǎngtóu luòkōng, to fall through on both ends — "to fall between two stools"), 两头不讨好 (liǎngtóu bù tǎohǎo, to please neither side).

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

头 tóu