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shuāng · shuang/Shuāng · shuang

Traditional 雙

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Meaning

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shuāng 雙

  1. two
  2. double
  3. pair
  4. both
  5. even (number)

Shuāng 雙

  1. surname Shuang
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In a conversation

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A pair of shoes

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一(yī)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)，这(zhè)双(shuāng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    I want a pair of shoes. How much is this pair?

  2. Qiqi

    八十(bāshí)块(kuài)一(yī)双(shuāng)，很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)，

    Eighty yuan a pair. Very comfortable.

  3. Liangliang

    两(liǎng)双(shuāng)一百四(yībǎisì)行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    Two pairs for 140?

  4. Qiqi

    行(xíng)，两(liǎng)双(shuāng)一百四(yībǎisì)，你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)吧(ba)，

    Okay. Two pairs for 140. Choose them.

  5. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)双(shuāng)脚(jiǎo)，一(yī)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)，

    Wait. Wait. I only have one pair of feet. One pair of shoes is enough!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)个(ge)人(rén)成(chéng)双(shuāng)结(jié)对(duì)地(de)开(kāi)始(shǐ)跳(tiào)起(qǐ)了(le)舞(wǔ)来(lái)。

Everyone paired off and began dancing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)一(yì)双(shuāng)大(dà)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)。

This pair of shoes is too small; I want to exchange them for a bigger pair.

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