Meaning
(a numeral-measure word) two; both; craft; cunning
Chinese: 两个，口语量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lia” becomes a different word in each tone. 俩 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 俩钱liǎ qiántwo bits; a small amount of money
- 哥俩gē liǎ(coll.) two brothers; two close male friends
- 姐俩jiě liǎ(coll.) two sisters; two close female friends
- 娘俩niáng liǎ(coll.) mother and her child
- 爷俩yé liǎ(coll.) father and his child
Example Sentence
咱们俩是从小一起长大的朋友。Zán men liǎ shì cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà de péng you.The two of us are friends who grew up together.
咱们Zán men(dialect) I or me俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent是shìis从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood一起yì qǐ(in) the same place长大zhǎng dàto grow up的deof朋友péng youfriend。