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Chinese Pinyin Translation
双臂 雙臂 shuāng bì arms / both arms / two arms syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn
军火商 軍火商 jūn huǒ shāng arms dealer / dealer in arms / dealer
空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn
两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn
夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn
一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn
两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise syn
夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn
拉锯 拉鋸 lā jù a two-man saw / fig. to-and-fro between two sides
二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
小桥 小橋 xiǎo qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle)
一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn
脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
四体 四體 sì tǐ one's four limbs / two arms and two legs
六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn
来 來 lái to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) syn
点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn
下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn
更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn
房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn
第二 dì èr second / number two / next / secondary syn
间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn
二 èr two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid syn
武器 wǔ qì weapon / arms / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn
感情 gǎn qíng emotion / sentiment / affection / feelings between two persons syn
切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn
兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn
两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them / the two of them syn
回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn
徽章 huī zhāng badge / emblem / insignia / crest / logo / coat of arms syn
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger syn
军火 軍火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition / munitions / arms syn
战友 戰友 zhàn yǒu comrade-in-arms / battle companion
两千 兩千 liǎng qiān two thousand
个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn
双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person / double / pair / tandem
大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn
双面 雙面 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible syn
时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn
两百 兩百 liǎng bǎi two hundred
及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... / and their ... / and his ... / and her ... syn
时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn
挟持 挾持 xié chí to seize (sb) by the arms / to hold under duress / to abduct syn
通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable
相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn
间隔 間隔 jiàn gé gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) syn
西门 西門 xī mén two-character surname Ximen
一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn
交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn
双向 雙向 shuāng xiàng bidirectional / two-way / interactive
兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn
两侧 兩側 liǎng cè two sides / both sides
楼房 樓房 lóu fáng a building of two or more stories / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn
墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo corner (junction of two walls)
两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn
三分之二 sān fēn zhī èr two-thirds
截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate
兵器 bīng qì weaponry / weapons / arms syn
二百 èr bǎi two hundred / 200
分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn
你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist syn
板上钉钉 板上釘釘 bǎn shàng dìng dīng that clinches it / that's final / no two ways about it syn
个把 個把 gè bǎ one or two / a couple of
甩手 shuǎi shǒu to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth syn
心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit syn
夹层 夾層 jiā céng hollow layer between two solid layers / (architecture) mezzanine
时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn
两端 兩端 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes syn
军备 軍備 jūn bèi (military) arms / armaments
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
交加 jiāo jiā (of two or more things) to occur at the same time / to be mingled / to accompany each other syn
两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines syn
双眼 雙眼 shuāng yǎn the two eyes syn
领口 領口 lǐng kǒu collar / neckband / neckline / the place where the two ends of a collar meet syn
双脚 雙腳 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
其二 qí èr secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second syn
连理 連理 lián lǐ two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union syn
对折 對摺 duì zhé to sell at a 50% discount / to fold in two syn
南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei
并行 並行 bìng xíng to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) syn
半斤八两 半斤八兩 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee syn
对口 對口 duì kǒu (of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste syn
干戈 gān gē weapons of war / arms syn
一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn
不可同日而语 不可同日而語 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable syn
居中 jū zhōng to be between two parties (as in mediation) / to be in the middle / to be in between / (page layout) to be centered syn
三两 三兩 sān liǎng two or three
独孤 獨孤 dú gū two-character surname Dugu
二次大战 二次大戰 èr cì dà zhàn World War Two
诸葛 諸葛 zhū gě two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2]
摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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