双方 meaning in English

shuāngfāng

bilateral; both sides

HSK 3nounTraditional 雙方8 strokes

Meaning of 双方

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuāngfāng

bilateral
both sides
both parties involved

How to use 双方

双方 is used for two parties in a deal, a match, a conflict, or a relationship. It often appears before words like 同意 (agree) or 都 (both). Example: 双方都同意了。(Shuāngfāng dōu tóngyì le.) Both sides agreed.

双 (shuāng) means a pair, and its shape is two 又 hands side by side. Add 方 (fāng), meaning side, and you get "both sides."

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 双方 for any two things, like two books. It only refers to two parties or sides, such as people, teams, or countries. For two objects, use 两个 (liǎng ge) or 一双 (yì shuāng) for pairs like shoes.

双方 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

双shuāng方fāng本běn周zhōu举jǔ行xíng会huì谈tán。

The two sides hold talks this week.

双shuāng方fāng在zài会huì谈tán中zhōng友yǒu好hǎo地dì交jiāo换huàn了le看kàn法fǎ。

Both parties exchanged ideas cordially in the discussion.

首shǒu先xiān，我wǒ要yào听tīng听tīng双shuāng方fāng的de意yì见jiàn。

First, I should hear both sides.

双shuāng方fāng都dōu有yǒu几jǐ千qiān人rén受shòu伤shāng。

Many thousands on both sides had been wounded.

事shì故gù双shuāng方fāng的de说shuō法fǎ相xiāng差chà太tài大dà，当dāng局jú难nán以yǐ判pàn断duàn哪nǎ一yī方fāng说shuō的de是shì实shí话huà。

The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.

Stroke order for each character

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双 shuāng · two · 4 strokes

方 fāng · square · 4 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 双方.

地方	dìfang	region; regional (away from the central administration)
方法	fāngfǎ	method; way; technique; procedure
方向	fāngxiàng	direction; orientation
方面	fāngmiàn	respect; aspect
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy
南方	nánfāng	south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of
北方	běifāng	north; the northern part a country
西方	xīfāng	the West; the Occident
东方	dōngfāng	east
方便面	fāngbiànmiàn	instant noodles
方式	fāngshì	way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
对方	duìfāng	the other person; the other side; the other party

Questions about 双方

What does 双方 mean?

双方 (shuāngfāng) means "bilateral; both sides" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 双方?

双方 is made of 2 characters: 双 (4 strokes), 方 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 双方 an HSK word?

Yes. 双方 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 双方 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 双方 is written 雙方.

What is the difference between 双方 and 两边?

双方 is more formal and refers to two parties involved in something, like negotiations. 两边 (liǎngbiān) is casual and often means two physical sides, like both sides of a road.

How do I say "one side" or "the other side" with 方?

Use 一方 (yìfāng) for one party and 对方 (duìfāng) for the other party. For example, 对方不同意 means the other side does not agree.