The adverb 俩 "both"
俩 is used to talk about two people.
The adverb is used in colloquial speech. In a sentence, it is placed after the subject and before the predicate.
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is often added after 俩.
Scheme
subject
(都)
predicate
Examples
我们是兄弟
We two are brothers
wǒmen liǎ shì xiōngdì
咱们都知道
We both know it
zánmen liǎ dōu zhīdao
Sometimes 俩 can be used as a classifier “two” when placed before a complement.
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It cannot be followed by a classifier.
Scheme
subject
predicate
complement
Examples
她爸爸有孩子
Her father has two children
tā bàba yǒu liǎ háizi
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