"Both" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all
 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number)
 èr zhě both / both of them / neither
 qiě and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)
 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some
 shuāng fāng bilateral / both sides / both parties involved
 shuāng shǒu both hands
 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
 liǎng àn bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland
 liǎng guó both countries / two countries
 liǎng zhě both sides
 jūn kě all are OK / both are OK / all can / both can / also can
 liǎng bian either side / both sides
 liǎng cè two sides / both sides
 jì shì is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that
 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
 shuāng tuǐ legs / both legs / two legs
 shuāng jiǎo two legs / both feet
 shuāng bì arms / both arms / two arms
 liǎng shǒu one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
 liǎng páng both sides / either side
 shuāng yíng profitable to both sides / a win-win situation
 liǎng tóu both ends / both parties to a deal
 liǎng miàn both sides
 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
 liǎng duān both ends (of a stick etc) / two extremes
 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
 jiē kě both OK / all acceptable
 jiān jù to combine / to have both
 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
 jiān bèi have both
 jiān yǒu to combine / to have both
 shuāng xī both knees
 liǎng bài jù shāng both sides suffer (idiom) / neither side wins
 shuāng zú both feet / two-legged
 pěng fù uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands
 liǎng xiāng both sides
 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom)
 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally
 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too
 dé cái jiān bèi having both integrity and talent (idiom)
 liǎng quán to satisfy both sides / to accommodate both (demands)
 hé bāo dàn poached egg / egg fried on both sides
 píng fēn qiū sè to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of
 xīn lì jiāo cuì to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands
 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad
 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
 yòu (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
 lǎo shào jiē yí suitable for both the young and the old
 shuǐ diàn gōng plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
 jiān ér yǒu zhī to have both (at the same time)
 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it
 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)
 liǎng xiù qīng fēng lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom) / having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.)
 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit
 yǒu lì yǒu bì to have both advantages and disadvantages
 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight / watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
 shuāng zhí gōng working couple (husband and wife both employed)
 qí qiáng to sit on the fence / to take both sides in a dispute
 liǎng zào both parties (to a lawsuit) / plaintiff and defendant
 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
 jì already / since / both... (and...)
 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
 pěng to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter
 yǒng path screened by walls on both sides
 tuó sack / tube open at both ends / (onom.) footsteps
 jī send / to present in both hands
 yuè to amputate one or both feet (punishment in imperial China) / see also 五刑[wu3 xing2]
 póu take up in both hands
 bì both feet crippled / lame
 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands
 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
 yī qióng èr bái impoverished / backward both economically and culturally
 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides
 yī fēn wéi èr one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
 gōng sī jiān gù to adequately take into account both public and private interests
 cái jiān wén wǔ talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out
 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
 yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom) / fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair
 rén qín jù wàng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend
 bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ you and me both / that makes two of us
 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning
 cān liǎng yuàn both houses of US Congress
 jú receive with both hands
 póu take up in both hands
 xìn fú zhōng wài to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
 nèi yōu wài kùn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad
 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
 liǎng fāng both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
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