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两仪

兩儀
liǎngyí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 heaven and earth
  2. 2 yin and yang
  3. 3 the two primal forces

Examples

HSK 7-9
《易经》说：太极生两仪，两仪生四象。
《 Yìjīng 》 shuō: tàijí shēng liǎngyí, liǎngyí shēng sì xiàng.
The Book of Changes says: "The Supreme Ultimate gives rise to the Two Forms, the Two Forms give rise to the Four Symbols."
HSK 7-9
古人认为两仪代表阴阳。
Gǔrén rènwéi liǎngyí dàibiǎo yīnyáng.
The ancients believed the Two Forms represent yin and yang.

Tips

culture
From the 易经 (Book of Changes) cosmogony: 太极 produces the Two Forms (yin and yang). The full sequence is 太极 to 两仪 to 四象 to 八卦, generating progressively more differentiated patterns. Foundational to Chinese metaphysics.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
仪 yí