Never make these mistakes in Chinese 81

Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.

         Wǒ chī le liǎnɡ liǎnɡ mǐfàn.
False: 我吃了两两米饭。
         Wǒ chī le èr liǎnɡ mǐfàn.
True: 我吃了二两米饭。

二用于表示度量衡单位的量词“两”前,因为读音的关系,不能用“两”,只能用“二”。
Before 两 which is also a measure word of weight, 二 rather than 两 is used for pronounciation reason. 

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