两 liǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
两下子
liǎngxiàzi
real ability; a few tricks; some skill
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 别看他平时话不多，处理危机时还真有两下子。 Bié kàn tā píngshí huà bù duō, chǔlǐ wēijī shí hái zhēn yǒu liǎngxiàzi. Although he does not usually say much, he really has some ability when handling a crisis.
- 这位老师傅修车真有两下子，一听声音就知道毛病在哪儿。 Zhè wèi lǎo shīfu xiū chē zhēn yǒu liǎngxiàzi, yì tīng shēngyīn jiù zhīdào máobìng zài nǎr. This old mechanic really knows his stuff; he can tell where the fault is just by listening to the sound.
- 没想到你做饭还有两下子，这道菜比饭店的还好吃。 Méi xiǎngdào nǐ zuò fàn hái yǒu liǎngxiàzi, zhè dào cài bǐ fàndiàn de hái hǎochī. I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking; this dish tastes better than the restaurant's.
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
- 两手 liǎngshǒu both hands; two approaches; dual preparations
- 两翼 liǎngyì both wings; two flanks; two supporting sides
- 一举两得 yìjǔliǎngdé to achieve two things at once
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)