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双
shuāng
Description
"双"表示两个东西成对，也是用来数成对东西的量词。
"双" means two things paired together and is also a measure word for pairs.
比如一双鞋、一双筷子，或者双手、双眼。
For example, a pair of shoes, a pair of chopsticks, or a pair of hands, a pair of eyes.
Meanings
双shuāng
measure word for a pair of things
我买了一双新鞋。
I bought a new pair of shoes.
双shuāng
two; both; double
他用双手抱着孩子。
He is holding the child with both hands.
双shuāng
even (number)
二和四都是双数。
Two and four are even numbers.
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Notes
- Nuance
双 counts natural pairs (shoes, chopsticks); 对 counts matched sets more broadly.
- Etymology
originally two 隹 (birds) held in one hand, meaning 'a pair'.
In videos
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“这个是金双肠葫芦头”
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