HSK · Level 39
120 words
Chinese word
俩
Pronunciation
Pinyinliǎ
Meaning
- pronounthe two of us
Example
我们俩今晚一起吃饭吧。wǒ men liǎ jīn wǎn yì qǐ chī fàn ba
The two of us should have dinner together tonight.
More examples
他们俩经常一起练习中文。tā men liǎ jīng cháng yì qǐ liàn xí zhōng wén
The two of them often practice Chinese together.
Core concept
Two people treated as one conversational pair.
Common phrases
我们俩wǒ men liǎ
the two of us
你们俩nǐ men liǎ
the two of you
他们俩tā men liǎ
the two of them
Similar words
我们俩wǒ men liǎ: A colloquial pronoun for the speaker and one other person as a pair.
你俩nǐ liǎ: A colloquial pronoun for two listeners treated as one pair.
Definition in Chinese
口语代词，表示两个人或双方一起的意思，常与人称代词连用如“咱俩”“他们俩”，在正式场合多用“两个人”以示规范。kóu yǔ dài cí biǎo shì liǎng gè rén huò shuāng fāng yì qǐ de yì si cháng yǔ rén chēng dài cí lián yòng rú zán liǎ tā men liǎ zài zhèng shì chǎng hé duō yòng liǎng gè rén yǐ shì guī fàn
Word origin
俩 (liǎ, "two people") is the simplified form of 倆 (liǎ, "two people"), built from 亻 (rén, "person") + 两 (liǎng, "two"), which makes the idea of a pair visible in the spelling.
Usage tips
- 俩 (liǎ, "two people") does not change with the person of the pronoun before it, so the same form works for first-person, second-person, and third-person pairs.
Other meanings
- both of thempronoun
- the two of them togetherpronoun