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Chinese symbol for “twice”

两下
liǎng xià
Traditional: 兩下
twice; for a little while

The closest CC-CEDICT match for twice is 两下 (liǎng xià), defined as: twice; for a little while.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

两 liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
radical 1 ⼀ · 7 strokes
下 xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “twice”

WordPinyinMeaning
兼jiāndouble; twice
二度èr dùagain; twice; (music) second (i.e. an interval between adjacent notes)
二次èr cìsecond (i.e. number two); second time

Related words

Other words that share a character with 两下.

WordPinyinMeaning
两岸 (兩岸)liǎng ànbilateral; both shores
两者 (兩者)liǎng zhěboth of them; the two of them
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
两边 (兩邊)liǎng biāneither side; both sides
两面 (兩面)liǎng miànboth sides
两倍 (兩倍)liǎng bèitwice as much; double the amount
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less

See also: Japanese symbol for “twice”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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