Word

两翼 (liǎng yì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 两翼

名 míng noun

both wings

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.

Word breakdown

两 liǎng — both; two

1 两岸 liǎng àn — both sides (of a strait); both banks HSK 6
- 两 both; two
- 岸 shore; bank; side
Example

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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.

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6 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.
7 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.

翼 yì — wing

1 不翼而飞 bú yì ér fēi — to disappear without a trace HSK 7
- 不 not, without
- 翼 wing, wings
- 而 and yet, but
- 飞 to fly
Example

我的钱包不翼而飞了。

wǒ de qián bāo bú yì ér fēi le

My wallet disappeared without a trace.
2 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì — cautiously; very carefully HSK 7
- 小 small; forms 'careful' with 心
- 心 heart/mind; forms 'careful' with 小
- 翼 wing; symbolizes protective carefulness
- 翼 wing (repeated); emphasizes extreme carefulness
Example

妈妈小心翼翼地抱着刚出生的宝宝。

mā ma xiǎo xīn yì yì de bào zhe gāng chū shēng de bǎo bao

Mother carefully held the newborn baby.

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