Word

两岸 (liǎng àn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 两岸

名 míng noun

both sides (of a strait); both banks

两岸人民都希望和平。

liǎng àn rén mín dōu xī wàng hé píng

People on both sides hope for peace.

Word breakdown

两 liǎng — both; two

1 两极 liǎng jí — two poles; extremes HSK 6
- 两 two; both
- 极 pole; extreme point
Example

地球的两极非常寒冷。

dì qiú de liǎng jí fēi cháng hán lěng

The Earth's poles are very cold.
2 一举两得 yì jǔ liǎng dé — kill two birds with one stone HSK 7
- 一 one
- 举 action, move
- 两 two
- 得 gain, obtain
Example

这个方案一举两得。

zhè ge fāng àn yì jǔ liǎng dé

This plan kills two birds with one stone.
3 两下子 liǎng xià zi — some skill; a couple of tricks HSK 7
- 两 a couple of, some (indicates a modest amount)
- 下 measure word for actions or moves (like strokes or tricks)
- 子 suffix that nominalizes the phrase into a noun meaning 'skill/ability'
Example

别看她年轻，做菜还真有两下子。

bié kàn tā niánqīng zuò cài hái zhēn yǒu liǎng xià zi

Don't judge her by her youth; she actually has some real cooking skills.
4 两口子 liǎng kǒu zi — married couple HSK 7
- 两 two (people)
- 口 person (measure word for household members)
- 子 suffix (makes the word colloquial)
Example

他们两口子经营着一家小餐馆。

tā men liǎng kǒu zi jīng yíng zhe yī jiā xiǎo cān guǎn

The couple runs a small restaurant.
5 两手 liǎng shǒu — both hands HSK 7
- 两 both, two
- 手 hand
Example

孩子用两手抱着玩具熊。

hái zi yòng liǎng shǒu bào zhe wán jù xióng

The child hugs the teddy bear with both hands.

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6 两栖 liǎng qī — amphibious HSK 7
- 两 both, two (environments)
- 栖 to dwell, habitat
Example

青蛙是两栖动物。

qīng wā shì liǎng qī dòng wù

Frogs are amphibious animals.
7 两翼 liǎng yì — both wings HSK 7
- 两 both; two
- 翼 wing
Example

鸟儿展开两翼飞向天空。

niǎo er zhǎn kāi liǎng yì fēi xiàng tiān kōng

The bird spread both wings and flew toward the sky.

岸 àn — shore; bank; side

1 海岸 hǎi àn — coast HSK 6
- 海 sea, ocean
- 岸 shore, bank, coast
Example

我们沿着海岸散步。

wǒ men yán zhe hǎi àn sàn bù

We walked along the coast.
2 口岸 kǒu àn — port of entry HSK 7
- 口 opening, gateway, entry point
- 岸 shore, landing place, border location
Example

深圳有多个重要的口岸连接香港。

Shēn zhèn yǒu duō gè zhòng yào de kǒu àn lián jiē Xiāng gǎng

Shenzhen has several important ports of entry connecting to Hong Kong.
3 对岸 duì àn — opposite shore HSK 7
- 对 opposite, facing
- 岸 shore, bank, coast
Example

他住在河的对岸。

tā zhù zài hé de duì àn

He lives on the opposite bank of the river.
4 沿岸 yán àn — coastal area HSK 7
- 沿 along, following the edge
- 岸 shore, coast, bank
Example

沿岸的渔民靠捕鱼为生。

yán àn de yú mín kào bǔ yú wéi shēng

The fishermen along the coast make a living by fishing.

Structure & writing

1 两 liǎng — two (used before measure words and 半, 千, 万, 亿)

两 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

满 mǎn full; filled to capacity 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles

HSK 4

俩 liǎ two (cannot be followed by 个 or other measure words)

HSK 7

瞒 mán to conceal the truth from others

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)

一 is a component in 58 characters

HSK 1