两 — how to use it in Chinese

two (for quantities and classifiers)

Quantity and measure

Explanation

Usado com classificadores e quantidades: 两个人, 两本书. Para números de telefone, datas e contagem, usa-se 二.

Usa-se com classificadores e quantidades: 两个人, 两本书. Para telefones, datas e contagem usa-se 二.

Example sentences

我 wǒ 买 mǎi 了 le 两 liǎng 瓶 píng 水 shuǐ

I bought two bottles of water.

两 liǎng 个 gè 同学 tóngxué 在 zài 说话 shuōhuà

Two classmates are talking.

我 wǒ 家 jiā 离 lí 学校 xuéxiào 两 liǎng 公里 gōnglǐ

My home is two kilometers from the school.

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