两
liǎng
two (used with classifiers)
Type: NumbersHSK 1
An old character depicting two paired objects, like two carts or two equal units. It's used for 'two' when it comes before a measure word.
Always used before measure words: 两个人 (two people), 两本书 (two books). For numbers and maths you use 二. A classic beginner's mistake: '二个人' is wrong — it must be '两个人'.
我要两杯茶。
Wǒ yào liǎng bēi chá.
I want two cups of tea.
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