liang

¹ American  

[lyahng] / lyɑŋ /

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).

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Liang ² American  

[lyahng] / lyɑŋ /

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.

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

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Etymology

Origin of liang

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

Example Sentences

Both companies made leaps in technology after Liang joined, fueling concerns in Taiwan about the leakage of trade secrets.

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“This is a trillion-dollar market, and we have always held the view that healthy competition benefits the industry,” said Baidu’s managing director of EMEA, Liang Zhang.

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DeepSeek was largely bankrolled by founder Liang Wenfeng’s hedge fund and marched to its own beat.

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But after its problem-solving model R1 nearly matched OpenAI’s top offering in performance at a fraction of the cost, Liang’s little-known startup became the focal point of Beijing’s plan to catch the U.S. in AI.

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A month after the release of DeepSeek’s model, Xi convened a meeting with Liang and other Chinese tech executives.

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