A1 · Grammar reference
Comparing "er" and "liang"
In Chinese, there are two words for "two." They are 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng), and each is used in different circumstances.
- Keywords
- 二 · 两 · two
- Used for
- Expressing quantity
- Classification
- HSK2
Examples (23)
第二
第二个
第二次
二月
二号
二号线
二楼
十二
二十
十二块钱
二十块钱
二十二个人
两个小时
两点
两天
两个星期
两个月
两年
两次
两块钱
两百
两千
我两个都要。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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