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No. 64 in Chinese

两

"两" means "two" or "both" and is also a measure word for some units in Chinese.

In a sentence

  • 我买了两本书。

    I bought two books.

    The word 两 is used to indicate the quantity of two in this sentence.

  • 公园里有两只小鸟。

    There are two small birds in the park.

    The word 两 is specifying the count of birds in this description.

  • 两点钟我们出发。

    We set off at two o'clock.

    The word 两 is part of the time expression indicating two o’clock in this context.

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