CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

两方

liǎngfāng

both sides (in contract)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

both sides (in contract)

the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 两方 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 两方 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

他调查了两方合作的可能性。tā diào chá le liǎng fāng hé zuò de kě néng xìng。

He has investigated the possibility of cooperation.

从国际的观点看，应该考虑推行人口政策来平衡两方的利益。cóng guó jì de guān diǎn kàn， yīng gāi kǎo lǜ tuī xíng rén kǒu zhèng cè lái píng héng liǎng fāng de lì yì。

A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides.

从战争开始的那一瞬间开始，两方都是罪恶的。cóng zhàn zhēng kāi shǐ de nà yī shùn jiān kāi shǐ， liǎng fāng dōu shì zuì è de。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 两方.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 两方.

Directly before

平衡两方1
了两方1

Directly after

两方的1
两方合作1
两方都1

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 两方

What does 两方 mean in Chinese?

两方 (liǎngfāng) means both sides (in contract).

How do you pronounce 两方?

两方 is pronounced liǎngfāng.

Is 两方 an HSK word?

两方 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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