两

two, a couple of; a few, tael (a traditional unit of weight and money)

numeral Very common #984
two Used before a measure word or noun to indicate an exact quantity of two; it can also refer to a pair.
CH: 两兄弟都是音乐家。
EN: The two brothers are both musicians.

两美金

Two dollars

— 雨水危机 (2011)

我买了两张票不过不是看剧而是看马戏

I bought two tickets, but not to see a play—rather, to see the circus.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

我不想你们两兄弟长大了还玩这种游戏

I don't want you two brothers to still be playing this kind of game when you grow up.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

两匹!

Two horses!

— 美丽人生 (1997)

天啊,已经两点了!

Oh my gosh, it's already two o'clock!

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

好,前面两球高而且直你想下面一球会如何?

Okay, the first two balls were high and straight. What do you think the next one will be like?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

你已经两天没吃东西了

You haven't eaten anything for two days.

— 调音师 (2018)

再两秒钟我希望能再见到你

I hope to see you again in two seconds.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

像前两封一样重要一封是老婆通知要离开我,一封是律师说跟我老婆私奔

Just as important as the first two: one was from my wife informing me that she was leaving me, and the other was from my lawyer saying he was eloping with my wife.

— 第五元素 (1997)

我们两都各分到三个了

We each got three.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

每周两到三次

Two to three times a week

— 你的名字。 (2016)

然后他们朝他头上开了两枪

Then they fired two shots at his head.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

虽然我-我觉得这里的规矩应该是“你选一首,我选一首”要不你选两首,我选一首?

Although I—I think the rule here should be, “You pick one song, and I pick one.” Or how about you pick two songs and I pick one?

— 爱乐之城 (2016)

"我收到神秘信件两封"

I received two mysterious letters.

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

你那边两副什么?

What are those two pairs over there?

— 用心棒 (1961)

你是说彗星会分裂成两部分后

Do you mean that the comet will split into two parts and then…

— 你的名字。 (2016)

就那么两间破烂酒吧

Just those two run-down bars.

— 黑社会 (2005)

两美金就足够让他们满意

Two dollars is enough to satisfy them.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

我两种颜色都喜欢

I like both colors.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

黑客就像是表演魔术这两样都需要靠障眼法

Hackers are like magicians—both rely on sleight of hand.

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

我买了两打

I bought two dozen.

— 触不可及 (2011)

整个晚上我看了两套粤语长片

I watched two old Cantonese movies all evening.

— 重庆森林 (1994)

这里要两瓶啤酒

Two bottles of beer, please.

— 一一 (2000)

给我两队人马

Give me two teams of people.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

他进入她的两腿之间!

He enters between her legs!

— 西西里的美丽传说 (2000)

买两枝蓝色笔给我,我再告诉你

Buy me two blue pens, and then I’ll tell you.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

再来两打啤酒

Two more dozen beers, please.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

就两米而已

It’s only two meters.

— 罗马 (2018)

玲儿你跟冷特你们俩我们两根本就不可能也是你这么好以后肯定能找一个更好的

Ling’er, you and Leng Te—we were never going to work out. You’re such a great person; I’m sure you’ll find someone even better.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

两滴血

Two drops of blood

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

你帮我泡两杯茶好不好?

Could you make us two cups of tea?

— 一一 (2000)

两夫妻吵架了

The couple had an argument.

— 花样年华 (2000)

妈妈应该会在那两棵松树附近等我们

Mom should be waiting for us near those two pine trees.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

我看了两眼,才认出那些名字。

I had to look twice before I recognized those names.

柜台给我们两把钥匙的时候他的表情好怪

He had such a strange look on his face when the front desk gave us two keys.

— 一一 (2000)

还有两站下去。

Get off in two more stops.

两张票,朋友,去下一站

Two tickets, please, to the next stop.

— 西部往事 (1968)

两米

Two meters

— 回归 (2006)

看起来我们…看起来我们不好意思只带一匹来你带两匹来太多了

It looks like we… Sorry, we only brought one. You brought two—that’s too many.

— 西部往事 (1968)

没人能抗拒得了两桶酒

No one can resist two jugs of wine.

— 荒野大镖客 (1964)

你见到的是两兄弟中的哪一个?

Which of the two brothers did you see?

然后从市区调个放映师那么这部电影可分两楼放映

Then bring in a projectionist from downtown, and the film can be shown on two floors.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

我在伦敦的时候,应该会去看一两场演出。

While I’m in London, I’ll probably go see one or two shows.

打一回车能吃两顿饭呢

Pressing Enter once lets you eat two meals.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

我认识汤姆的两姐妹。

I know Tom's two sisters.

两夫妻经常分开呢,总不大好

It’s not good for a married couple to be apart so often.

— 花样年华 (2000)

他背部中两枪

He was shot twice in the back.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

我看了两礼拜书考到执照

I studied for two weeks and passed the licensing exam.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

砍他们两刀,就会乖了

Give them a couple of slashes, and they'll behave.

— 用心棒 (1961)

两帮派哪边比较强?

Which of the two gangs is stronger?

— 荒野大镖客 (1964)

我最多只能保护两节车厢的乘客再多就保证不了大家的安全

I can protect the passengers in at most two train cars. Any more than that, and I can’t guarantee everyone’s safety.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

两米半.

Two and a half meters.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

各位看看彗星分裂成了两部分

Everyone, look—the comet has split into two parts.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

我正在学两门外语。

I’m learning two foreign languages.

咱们只有六块钱,只能买两罐

We only have six yuan, so we can only buy two cans.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

那就两罐吧

Then just two cans.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

两双黑袜子

Two pairs of black socks

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

罚挨两拳

Take two punches as punishment.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

就这样,两间卧室

That’s it—two bedrooms.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

再过两三周,树叶就会变红吧。

In another two or three weeks, the leaves will probably turn red.

好吧,两张票,谢谢。

Alright, two tickets, please.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

两头猪!

Two pigs!

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

反正是两间里的一间

Anyway, it’s one of the two rooms.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

来个更刺激的,两发子弹!

Let’s make it more exciting—two bullets!

— 怒火青春 (1995)

汤姆拥有两套房子和一只船。

Tom owns two houses and a boat.

两元!

Two yuan!

— 英雄本色 (1986)

我卖两朵花。

I sell two flowers.

阿克诺,你借的两架飞机呢?

Akno, what about the two planes you borrowed?

— 第五元素 (1997)

换你这车两摩托

You could trade your car for two motorcycles.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

请来两杯茶和一杯咖啡。

Please bring two cups of tea and a cup of coffee.

够,我穿了两双袜子

That's enough; I'm wearing two pairs of socks.

— 大病 (2017)

两美元

Two dollars

— 为所应为 (1989)

我在学两门外语。

I’m learning two foreign languages.

我听说是两座军营

I heard there are two military camps.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

谁赢了两局谁就胜

Whoever wins two games wins.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

再打两针

Get two more shots.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

给钱两美元

Give me two dollars.

— 为所应为 (1989)

你们两傻子

You two idiots.

— 利维坦 (2014)

若两星期内搞不定,我就完了!

If I can't get it done within two weeks, I'm screwed!

— 小姐 (2016)

头两千年很冷

The first two thousand years were very cold.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

学了两出

I learned two plays.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

我们车不够那就偷两三辆

We don’t have enough cars, so let’s steal two or three.

— 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团 (2008)

两兄弟都是音乐家。

Both brothers are musicians.

路上出了两起事故文件和信封摆在那儿

There were two accidents on the road. The documents and envelope are lying there.

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

我是在追那两万块钱

I'm trying to get that 20,000 yuan back.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

我也喝两杯茶。

I also drink two cups of tea.

我喝了两杯茶。

I drank two cups of tea.

是关于你的两部车

It’s about your two cars.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

去掉两个零后仍是笔可观的收入

Even after dropping two zeros, it’s still a substantial income.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

星期天,你要为两项罪过忏悔一是昨晚的寻欢作乐

On Sunday, you’ll have to confess two sins, one of them being last night’s debauchery.

— 豹 (1963)

但却上了两层

But it went up two floors.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

numeral Uncommon #8,802
a couple of; a few Used in approximate numbers to suggest a small amount, as in 两三 (two or three).
CH: 两三周就好了。
EN: It’ll be ready in a couple of weeks.

网每隔一两晚就得花两三个小时修补。

The net has to be repaired for two or three hours every night or two.

两、三个月

Two or three months

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

小玉再过两、三个月就要生了

Xiaoyu is due to give birth in another two or three months.

— A Sun (2019)

因为这个人可是在三年前就已经死了就在两三周前她还跟我说过可以看到彗星

Because this person had already died three years ago, yet just two or three weeks ago she was telling me that we could see a comet.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

你就不能借我两三卢布么

Couldn’t you lend me two or three rubles?

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

你去再拿两三瓶酒来

Go get two or three more bottles of wine.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

不然哪有机会多看她两眼

Otherwise, when would I ever get the chance to take a few extra looks at her?

— 花样年华 (2000)

解决好两三个小问题后接下来就好办了

Once we sort out a couple of minor issues, the rest will be easy.

— 焦土之城 (2010)

这部电影至少值得看两三遍。

This movie is worth watching at least two or three times.

我们见过两三次

We've met two or three times.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

跳两跳

Jump a couple of times.

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

我带回了两三个妓女

I brought back two or three prostitutes.

— 钛 (2021)

两三年就想掌握法语是很困难的。

Mastering French in just two or three years is very difficult.

结婚,生两三个孩子在一栋寻常的公寓里渡过余生

Get married, have two or three children, and spend the rest of your life in an ordinary apartment.

— 浪潮 (2008)

noun Rare #21,475
tael (a traditional unit of weight and money) In historical contexts, a tael was also used as a unit of currency.
CH: 这件衣服要十两银子。
EN: This garment costs ten taels of silver.

六十两没了

Sixty taels are gone.

— 用心棒 (1961)

五两

Five liang

— 用心棒 (1961)

相差太远给你十两

That’s too far apart. I’ll give you ten taels.

— 用心棒 (1961)

二十两

Twenty taels

— 用心棒 (1961)

六两吧

About six liang, I’d say.

— 用心棒 (1961)

还有船票四十两

There’s also the forty-tael fare for the boat ticket.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)