俩 (liǎ): two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个), both, some
俩 (liǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 两 (structural). It ranks #1564 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 俩 a couple 寿; 寿 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)
- both
- some
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA couple 寿; 寿 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻两 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伎俩 | jì liǎng | trick |
| 公母俩 | gōng mǔ liǎ | husband and wife |
| 俩钱儿 | liǎ qián r | erhua variant of 倆錢|俩钱[lia3 qian2] |
| 俩钱 | liǎ qián | two bits |
| 技俩 | jì liǎng | variant of 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3] |
| 咱俩 | zán liǎ | the two of us |
俩 appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 俩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
作为俩民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi liǎ mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
同一周里跟同卵双胞胎俩兄弟都发生了关系! 生完娃之后懵圈了:谁...
tóng yī zhōu lǐ gēn tóng luǎn shuāng bāo tāi liǎ xiōng dì dōu fā shēng le guān xì ! shēng wán wá zhī hòu 懵 juān le : shéi . . .
...核下午俄乌,特朗普“谈判用人”引争议:派俩房..
. . . hé xià wǔ é wū , tè lǎng pǔ tán pàn yòng rén yǐn zhēng yì : pài liǎ fáng . .
... Nuclear afternoon Russia and Ukraine, Trump's "negotiation and employment" caused controversy: send two rooms:
听到这件悲剧，他俩尽皆哭泣。
Tīngdào zhè jiàn bēijù, tā liǎ jìnjiē kūqì.
They both cried after hearing the tragic news.
咱俩也就是一丘之貉。
Zánliǎ yějiùshì yīqiūzhīhé.
Apparently we're just two peas in a pod.
很显然我们是豆荚里的俩颗豆子。
Hěn xiǎnrán wǒmen shì dòujiá lǐ de liǎ kē dòuzi.
Apparently we're just two peas in a pod.
你们俩真扫我的雅兴。
Nǐmen liǎ zhēn sǎo wǒ de yǎxìng.
You two are really harshing my mellow.
他们俩彼此心照不宣。
Tāmen liǎ bǐcǐ xīnzhàobùxuān.
They have a secret understanding between them.
他们俩又在吵架了。
Tāmen liǎ yòu zài chǎojià le.
Those two are arguing again.
你们俩在同一所学校？
Nǐmen liǎ zài tóngyī suǒ xuéxiào?
Do you guys go to the same school?
Character Family
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