Usages of liǎng
她 准备 在 医院 住 两 天， 大家 可以 去 看 她。tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.
她 生病 了 两 天， 现在 身体 比 以前 好 多 了。tā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
她 一共 还 了 两 本 书， 明天 再 还 一 本。Tā yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, míngtiān zài huán yì běn.
She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
我 的 房间 不 大， 但是 有 两 个 窗户， 很 舒服。Wǒ de fángjiān bú dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
那 家 饭店 今天 只 有 两 条 新鲜 的 鱼。nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
周末 我 喜欢 在 公园 跟 两 只 狗 玩。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
她 学 中文 学 了 两 年 了， 成绩 已经 很 好 了。tā xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián le, chéngjì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le.
She has studied Chinese for two years, and her grades are already very good.
我 和 室友 在 房间 里 一直 聊天， 聊天 了 两 个 小时。wǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
这 个 语法 老师 已经 给 我 解释 了 两 次， 我 觉得 自己 应该 更 注意。zhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.
我 刚才 在 公园 看到 两 只 狗。wǒ gāngcái zài gōngyuán kàndào liǎng zhī gǒu.
I just saw two dogs in the park.
他 今 年 二十 岁， 妹妹 比 他 小 两 岁。Tā jīnnián èrshí suì, mèimei bǐ tā xiǎo liǎng suì.
He is twenty years old this year; his younger sister is two years younger than him.
这 家 食堂 的 午饭 比 校园 外面 的 小 饭店 便宜 两 块。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.
她 戴着 口罩 去 公司， 跟 经理 说 自己 想 请假 两 天。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.
她 说 自己 好转 得 很 慢， 可能 这 两 天 都 不 能 出去。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
休息 了 两 天 以后， 她 的 身体 终于 好转 了。xiūxi le liǎng tiān yǐhòu, tā de shēntǐ zhōngyú hǎozhuǎn le.
After resting for two days, her condition finally improved.
老师 让 我们 把 报告 打印 出来， 再 复印 两 份 给 同学。lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ bàogào dǎyìn chūlái, zài fùyìn liǎng fèn gěi tóngxué.
The teacher asked us to print out the report and then make two photocopies for our classmates.
这 两 个 人 是 兄弟。zhè liǎng gè rén shì xiōngdì.
These two people are brothers.
与其 带 两 个 背包， 不如 只 带 一 个。yǔqí dài liǎng gè bēibāo, bùrú zhǐ dài yí gè.
Rather than bring two backpacks, bring only one.
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