Ideographic: Two 两 carts 车; 两 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for liàng:

  • - classifier for vehiclesvehiclearmored vehiclesto make an example of the first offender (idiom)to take the initiative (idiom) (dialect)motor vehicle

zhè
liàng
zìxíngchē自行车
de
chēlún车轮
huài
le

The bike's wheel is broken.


zhè
liàng
diànchē电车
de
sùdù速度
hěnkuài很快

This tram moves very quickly.


zhè
liàng
mótuōchē摩托车
pǎo
le
hěncháng很长
shíjiān时间
zuìhòu最后
háishi还是
xiān
huài
le

This motorcycle ran for a long time, but in the end it broke down first.


zhè
liàng
mótuōchē摩托车
hěnkuài很快
zuìgāo最高
shísù时速
kěyǐ可以
dádào达到
200
gōnglǐ公里
/
xiǎoshí小时

This motorcycle is fast, with a top speed of 200 km/h.


jǐngchá警察
jímáng急忙
chūdòng出动
shìtú试图
zǔzhǐ阻止
zhè
liàng
shīkòng失控
de
qìchē汽车

The police rushed to try to stop the out-of-control car.