English | Chinese |
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twice (two times) adverb [UK: twaɪs] [US: ˈtwaɪs] | 两倍 /liǎng bèi/adverb 两次 /liǎng cì/adverb 兩次adverb |
once bitten, twice shy (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) phrase | shí nián pà jǐng shéng/phrase 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩phrase |
once or twice (a small, indefinite number of times) phrase [UK: wʌns ɔː(r) twaɪs] [US: ˈwəns ɔːr ˈtwaɪs] | 一两次 /yī liǎng cì/phrase 一兩次phrase |
think twice (to reconsider, use judgement) verb | sànsī/verb 三思 /sānsīverb |