loeng5 ci3兩次两次

Jyutpingloeng5 ci3

Yaleléuhng chi

Common

Definition

Twice; two times.

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How it's used

While 兩次 is the standard term for twice, Cantonese speakers often use 兩轉 when referring to trips, errands, or rounds of an activity. Using 兩次 is perfectly natural for counting occurrences of events, but 兩轉 adds a sense of movement or completion of a cycle.

Examples

ngo5我soeng6上go3個jyut6月heoi3去zo2咗loeng5兩ci3次jat6日bun2本。

I went to Japan twice last month.

nei5你ne1呢go3個lai5禮baai3拜tai2睇zo2咗loeng5兩ci3次hei3戲mei6未aa4呀？

Have you watched a movie twice this week yet?

Common phrases

loeng5兩ci3次gei1機wui6會

two chances

loeng5兩ci3次gin3見min6面

two meetings

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 二次 instead of 兩次. In Cantonese, 兩 is the required form when counting quantities of an item or frequency, whereas 二 is reserved for numbers in a sequence, like floors or phone numbers.