两 liǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
两栖
liǎngqī
amphibious; to live or work in two spheres
Characters in this word
栖 qī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种蛙类能够两栖生活，因此对湿地和陆地环境的变化都极为敏感。 Zhè zhǒng wālèi nénggòu liǎngqī shēnghuó, yīncǐ duì shīdì hé lùdì huánjìng de biànhuà dōu jíwéi mǐngǎn. This species of frog can live amphibiously, so it is extremely sensitive to changes in both wetland and land environments.
- 青蛙是两栖动物，既能在水里游，也能在岸上跳。 Qīngwā shì liǎngqī dòngwù, jì néng zài shuǐ lǐ yóu, yě néng zài àn shàng tiào. The frog is an amphibian: it can swim in the water and also hop on the shore.
- 这辆两栖车既能在公路上行驶，也能开进湖里。 Zhè liàng liǎngqī chē jì néng zài gōnglù shàng xíngshǐ, yě néng kāi jìn hú lǐ. This amphibious vehicle can drive on the road and can also go into the lake.
Related words
- 两 liǎng two, both
- 两 liǎng a tael, about fifty grams
- 两边 liǎngbian both sides
- 两岸 liǎng'àn both banks
- 两极 liǎngjí two poles
- 两口子 liǎngkǒuzi husband and wife; married couple
- 两手 liǎngshǒu both hands; two approaches; dual preparations
- 两下子 liǎngxiàzi real ability; a few tricks; some skill
- 两翼 liǎngyì both wings; two flanks; two supporting sides
- 一举两得 yìjǔliǎngdé to achieve two things at once
- 生理 shēnglǐ physiology; physiological
- 灭绝 mièjué to become extinct; to exterminate