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jiān double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
二重 èr chóng double / repeated twice
手软 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice
两下 liǎng xià twice / for a little while
回锅肉 huí guō ròu twice-cooked pork
事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
两倍 liǎng bèi twice as much / double the amount
布托 tuō Bhutto (name) / Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 executed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq / Benazzir Bhutto (1953-2007), twice president of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996
事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn twice the effort for half the result
几次三番 sān fān lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly / over and over again
前车之覆,后车之鉴 qián chē zhī , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
后车之鉴 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
unfiltered wine / wine brewed twice
二代 èr dài secondary / twice in the year (of generations of insects, harvests etc)
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
半月刊 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián jǐng shéng once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
上一次当,学一次乖 shàng dàng , xué guāi to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom) / once bitten, twice shy
二次 èr second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
二产妇 èr chǎn lady who has given birth twice
再拜 zài bài to bow again / to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) / (in letters, an expression of respect)


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