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两手

兩手
liǎngshǒu
noun HSK 6 #45,739

Meanings

  1. 1 both hands
  2. 2 two-pronged (strategy); dual approach
  3. 3 a skill; a few tricks

Characters

两
liǎng
two; both
手
shǒu
hand
Two hands - literally both hands, but often used figuratively for a two-pronged approach.

Examples

HSK 3
他两手空空地回来了。
Tā liǎngshǒu-kōngkōng de huílái le.
He came back empty-handed.
HSK 5
两手抓，两手都要硬。
Liǎngshǒu zhuā, liǎngshǒu dōu yào yìng.
Grasp both hands, both must be firm. (A famous policy slogan.)
HSK 6
他有两手绝活。
Tā yǒu liǎngshǒu juéhuó.
He has a couple of special skills.

Tips

culture
两手抓，两手都要硬 is a famous political slogan from Deng Xiaoping, meaning China should pursue both economic development and ideological/spiritual civilization simultaneously.
usage
两手空空 is a common idiom meaning 'empty-handed' - coming or going with nothing.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
手 shǒu