This is the 64th most frequent Chinese word.


"两" means "two" or "both" and is also a measure word for some units in Chinese.


The word 两 is used to indicate the quantity of two in this sentence.

我买了两本书。

I bought two books.


The word 两 is specifying the count of birds in this description.

公园里有两只小鸟。

There are two small birds in the park.


The word 两 is part of the time expression indicating two o’clock in this context.

两点钟我们出发。

We set off at two o'clock.