liǎ

俩

HSK 4Character · NumeralTraditional倆

two; a small number

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

numeral

two (used colloquially)

informal

Colloquial spoken term, cannot be followed by additional measure words like "个".

Zán咱
liǎ俩
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
chāo超
shì市
ba吧
 。

You and I will go to the supermarket together.

Nǐ你
men们
liǎ俩
bié别
chǎo吵
le了
 ,
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
huà话
 。

You two stop arguing and talk properly.

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Yí一
gòng共
wǔ五
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
 ,
wǒ我
chī吃
le了
liǎ俩
 ,
tā他
chī吃
le了
sā仨
 。

There are five apples total: I ate two, and he ate three.

Zhè这
liǎ俩
hái孩
zi子
shì是
shuāng双
bāo胞
tāi胎
 ,
zhǎng长
de得
yī一
mó模
yī一
yàng样
 。

These two kids are twins; they look exactly the same.

Zán咱
liǎ俩
yuē约
dìng定
hǎo好
le了
 ,
zhōu周
mò末
yì一
qǐ起
pá爬
shān山
 。

You and I made an agreement to go hiking this weekend.

2.

numeral

a small number; several

informal

Colloquial spoken term, used to refer to a small, unspecified quantity of money, people, or items.

Jiù就
shì是
yǒu有
liǎ俩
qiánr钱
yě儿
 ,
bù也
néng不
luàn能
huā乱
ya花
 呀
 。

Even if you have a little money, you shouldn't spend it recklessly.

Yí一
gòng共
zhǐ只
yǒu有
zhè这
me么
liǎ俩
rén人
 ,
kǒng恐
pà怕
hái还
bù不
gòu够
bāng帮
máng忙
de的
 。

There are only a handful of people here, I'm afraid it's not enough to help.

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Zhè这
liǎ俩
wèn问
tí题
kàn看
qǐ起
lai来
jiǎn简
dān单
 ,
qí其
shí实
tǐng挺
nán难
jiě解
jué决
de的
 。

These two problems look simple, but they're actually quite hard to solve.

Tā他
jiù就
dǒng懂
liǎ俩
pí皮
máo毛
 ,
bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
tā他
bāng帮
dà大
máng忙
 。

He only knows a little superficial stuff, don't expect him to help much.

Zhè这
cì次
jù聚
huì会
jiù就
lái来
le了
zhè这
me么
xiē些
rén人
 ,
chēng撑
sǐ死
yě也
jiù就
shí十
lái来
gè个
 ,
gèng更
bié别
shuō说
liǎ俩
le了
 。

Only about ten people showed up to this gathering, let alone a small group.