两三 (liǎng sān) — (approximate number) a couple of, two or three, a few
Definition
Used before a measure word or noun to mean 'two or three' — a small, vague number. Functions as a single quantifier, not a literal sum.
numeral
(approximate number) a couple oftwo or threea few
Examples
- 两三。Tā qù le liǎng sān tiān jiù huí lái le.He went for a couple of days and then came back.
- 两三。Shū jià shàng hái yǒu liǎng sān běn shū méi kàn wán.There are still a couple of books on the bookshelf that I haven't finished.
- 两三。Jiào shì lǐ zhǐ yǒu liǎng sān gè rén zài shàng zì xí.There are only a few people in the classroom studying on their own.
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