HSK 3 · Common Objects

双 shuāng “two” in Chinese

Traditional 雙

What 双 means

  1. two
  2. double
  3. mw for pairs
  4. pair
  5. both
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • even (number)

How to say 双

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale双shuāng1st tone, high and level

双 in a sentence

  1. 我可以试一下这双鞋吗？

    Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè shuāng xié ma?

    Can I try these shoes on?

    Sentence #1547650 from Tatoeba

  2. 这双鞋子太小了。

    Zhè shuāng xiézi tài xiǎo le.

    These shoes are too small.

    Sentence #413054 from Tatoeba

  3. 他买了一双新手套。

    Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn shǒutào.

    He bought a new pair of gloves.

    Sentence #718674 from Tatoeba

How 双 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 双 (shuāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
双shuāngtwo
  • 又again · yòu
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 双

双 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

双 (shuāng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 双 (shuāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 双

Words with 双

双方shuāngfāng · both sides双胞胎shuāngbāotāi · twins

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FAQs

双 (shuāng) means “two” or “double”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it shuāng: shuāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 双 is written 雙. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 双 from the suggestions. Typing shuang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
双 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.