俩

• 拼音: liǎ
• 汉字拆解: 俩 = 亻(person) + 两 (two) — two people

含义

Two (people); a pair; both. A colloquial contraction of 两个, used specifically for counting two people.

An informal, colloquial word meaning two people. It is a contraction of 两个 and is NEVER followed by a measure word — 俩 already includes the measure word 个. Common patterns: 我们俩 (the two of us), 他们俩 (the two of them), 你们俩 (you two). Only used for people, not objects.

例句

1. 我们俩从小就是好朋友。
2. 他们俩的性格完全不一样。
3. 你们俩别吵了，好好说话。

用法指南

语境: casual speech, everyday, relationships

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我们俩一起去吧。(Let's go together, just the two of us.)
• 他们俩是双胞胎。(The two of them are twins.)

错误说法

• 俩个人一起来的 (Never add a measure word after 俩 — it already includes 个; say 俩人 or 两个人)

起源与历史

A colloquial contraction from 两个 (liǎng gè), merging two (两) and the measure word (个) into a single spoken unit. The character 俩 combines 亻(person) and 两 (two).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal