两 liǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
两手
liǎngshǒu
both hands; two approaches; dual preparations
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 做事要有两手准备，别把希望只放在一个办法上。 Zuò shì yào yǒu liǎngshǒu zhǔnbèi, bié bǎ xīwàng zhǐ fàng zài yí gè bànfǎ shàng. Always prepare two ways to proceed, and don't rest all your hopes on a single method.
- 他两手提着菜，没法腾出手来开门。 Tā liǎngshǒu tízhe cài, méifǎ téng chū shǒu lái kāi mén. He was carrying groceries in both hands and couldn't free a hand to open the door.
- 天气预报不准，我们得做好晴天和雨天的两手准备。 Tiānqì yùbào bù zhǔn, wǒmen děi zuò hǎo qíngtiān hé yǔtiān de liǎngshǒu zhǔnbèi. The weather forecast is unreliable, so we need to be ready for both sunny and rainy weather.
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
- 两栖 liǎngqī amphibious; to live or work in two spheres
- 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
- 手 shǒu hand
- 手机 shǒujī mobile phone