双
shuāng
pair (of)
Part of speech · measure word
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 一双鞋。A pair of shoes.
- 一双筷子。A pair of chopsticks.
Collocations
一双鞋一双手一双筷子
Mnemonic
双 shuāng "pair" — traditional 雙 (two 又 hands). Measure for natural pairs: shoes, chopsticks, socks, hands, eyes. Cognate of Japanese 双 sō.
Quick check
Decomposition of 双?