liang

¹

[ lyahng ]

noun

, plural liang, liangs.

1. a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).

Liang

²

[ lyahng ]

noun

, Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

1. one of two dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 502–57, 907–23.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liang¹

First recorded in 1820–30, liang is from the Chinese word liǎng

Example Sentences

Liang’s endorsement was based on “knowing someone on that deeper level,” he told me.

From Voice of San Diego

Researchers may need to incorporate other factors in future assessments, such as growth stages of crops, land drainage or irrigation, in order to really understand how these extremes affect agriculture, Liang writes.

From Science News

At the Ultra Gobi, a day after the top finishers had slept off their exhaustion, I found myself chatting with Liang and Zhao Jiaju, the second-place finisher, in a hotel courtyard.

From Outside Online

Zhang and Liang will work alongside each other for the next six months to make sure the transition goes smoothly, according to the letter.

From Quartz

During the same press conference, Ben Embarek and Liang, the leaders of the WHO-China team, laid out what they called four main hypotheses and ranked them, from least to most likely.

From MIT Technology Review

A union representative told Buzzfeed News that they never received a text from Liang.

From The Daily Beast

One of the rookie officers, Peter Liang, was walking with a flashlight in one hand and his gun in the other.

From The Daily Beast

During that time Liang allegedly texted his representative at the police union.

From The Daily Beast

When the door opened Liang fired one shot striking Gurley in the chest and killing him.

From The Daily Beast

In an interview, Liang said, “Air should be the most valueless commodity, free to breathe for any vagrant or beggar.”

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Liang, the editor of Chinese Progress, was warned by Kang in time to fly himself, but four of his relatives had been captured.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Liang herself lived quietly at home until the year 1900.

From Project Gutenberg

This is how the great commander Chu-ko Liang is said to have replenished his failing stock of arrows.

From Project Gutenberg

Foremost amongst these was Mrs. Liang, mother of Ling Ai, the headmistress of the girls' school.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Liang was baptized, her own feet and Ling Ai's were unbound, and the latter became a pupil in the girls' school.

From Project Gutenberg