两 liǎng two
👉in Chinese, there are two words for "two." They are 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng), and each is used in different circumstances.
👉两 (liǎng) Is for Measure Words. When specifying quantities (and using measure words to do it), 两 (liǎng) is used. This is when you want to say "two of something" or "both."
✅ Examples:
- 两 个 小时 liǎng gè xiǎoshí two hours
- 两 点 liǎng diǎn 2 o'clock
- 两 天 liǎng tiān two days
- 两 个 星期 liǎng gè xīngqī Two weeks
- 两杯咖啡 Liǎng bēi kāfēi Two cups of coffee
👉The digit "2" is 二 (èr). This is used generally in numbers, when counting to ten, giving out a phone number, and so on.
👉Unlike 两 (liǎng), 二 (èr) is not used to say there are "two" of something, and does not generally occur with measure words by itself.
👉Numbers like 十二 (12) (shí'èr) and 二十二 (22) (èrshí-èr) end with a "2" and can still be combined with measure words. In those cases, 两 (liǎng) is not needed.
👉 双 Shuāng pair, couple
✅ References about measure words
✅ Hashtag
#Measurewords #量词
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