双重 shuāngchóng double
How to remember 双重: 双 pair + 重 heavy = double.
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How it is used
- 'Double, dual, twofold' - 双重标准 (shuāngchóng biāozhǔn) a double standard, 双重国籍 dual nationality, 双重身份 a dual identity.
- Note the reading chóng (layer/-fold), not zhòng. Marks two coexisting layers of something, often with a critical edge (double standards, dual pressures).