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双方

shuāng fāng · shuang fang

Traditional 雙方

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. bilateral
  2. both sides
  3. both parties involved
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In a conversation

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Who gets the seat?

  1. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)俩(liǎ)在(zài)吵(chǎo)什么(shénme)？

    What are you two arguing about?

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)吵(chǎo)谁(shéi)坐(zuò)窗边(chuāngbiān)的(de)位子(wèizi)。

    We are arguing over who gets the window seat.

  3. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)听听(tīngtīng)双方(shuāngfāng)的(de)意见(yìjiàn)。

    Let me hear both sides first.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)我(wǒ)先(xiān)来(lái)的(de)，他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)先(xiān)来(lái)的(de)。

    I say I came first. He says he came first.

  5. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)，双方(shuāngfāng)都(dōu)别(bié)吵(chǎo)，我(wǒ)坐(zuò)。

    OK, both sides stop arguing. I will sit there.

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In a sentence

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01

首(shǒu)先(xiān)，我(wǒ)要(yào)听(tīng)听(tīng)双(shuāng)方(fāng)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

First, I should hear both sides.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)经(jīng)过(guò)协(xié)商(shāng)，终(zhōng)于(yú)达(dá)成(chéng)了(le)协(xié)议(yì)。

After negotiation, both sides finally reached an agreement.

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双
shuāng

two; double

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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