But my girlfriend and her pals are confident that 两 can under no circumstances mean something apart from just 2. It can be hard for me to explain when I would use 两 to imply "a couple of" besides it feels more everyday when applied this way. Can everyone give some concrete illustrations or explanations for when 两 is applied as "a handful of"?

Chinese is immensely weak on grammatical inflection, so two/next, a very crucial variety (Potentially The most crucial amount? thinking about odd as well as) is the one range that it inflects in this way. English inflects all figures.In case you are counting out loud it is beautifully fantastic to count 一， 二， 三， 四，五 and many other