量
liàng
Pinyin

Definition

量
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liàng
  1. capacity
  2. quantity
  3. amount
  4. to estimate
  5. abbr. for 量詞|量词[liàng cí], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
  6. measure word
量
 - 
liáng
  1. to measure

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

粮
liáng
  1. 1 grain
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 agricultural tax paid in grain

Related Words (20)

尽量
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
大量
dà liàng
  1. 1 great amount
  2. 2 large quantity
  3. 3 bulk
  4. 4 numerous
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 magnanimous
数量
shù liàng
  1. 1 amount
  2. 2 quantity
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 quantitative
流量
liú liàng
  1. 1 flow rate
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 throughput
  4. 4 site traffic (Internet)

Idioms (12)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
  1. 1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
  1. 1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views

Sample Sentences

坦白说，你们的商品质量太低了，我不想和你们一起合作。
tǎnbáishuō ，nǐmen de shāngpǐn zhìliàng tài dī le ，wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐmen yīqǐ hézuò 。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
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生产有一定的标准流程，赶货的话，我们很难为质量把关啊。
shēngchǎn yǒu yīdìng de biāozhǔn liúchéng ，gǎn huò dehuà ，wǒmen hěn nán wèi zhìliàng bǎguān a 。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
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产量高，生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢？
chǎnliàng gāo ，shēngchǎn nánmiǎn huì chūcuò 。nǐmen zěnme kòngzhì pǐnzhì ne ？
With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?
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这款比较符合我们的需求。最小起订量多少？
zhè kuǎn bǐjiào fúhé wǒmen de xūqiú 。zuìxiǎoqǐdìngliàng duōshao ？
This model meets our need. What’s the minimum order quantity?
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那就一千个吧，试试看销量怎么样。价钱怎么谈？
nà jiù yīqiān ge ba ，shìshìkàn xiāoliàng zěnmeyàng 。jiàqian zěnme tán ？
Let’s make it a thousand. We’ll try it out and see how well it sells. What’s the price?
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古迹之所以可以放这么久，就是因为以前的建筑质量好，不但材料优质，建筑技术也巧妙。
gǔjì zhīsuǒyǐ kěyǐ fàng zhème jiǔ ，jiùshì yīnwèi yǐqián de jiànzhù zhìliàng hǎo ，bùdàn cáiliào yōuzhì ，jiànzhù jìshù yě qiǎomiào 。
The reason why the monuments can be kept for so long is because the previous buildings are of good quality, not only the materials are high-quality, but the construction techniques are also ingenious.
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法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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尽量吃、尽量喝，不够再点。
jǐnliàng chī 、jǐnliàng hē ，bùgòu zài diǎn 。
Have as much as you would like. If it’s not enough, we can order more.
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所以每次当我们吃进柠檬、梅子、酸菜等酸的食物的时候，大脑就会下达指令分泌大量的唾液。
suǒyǐ měicì dāng wǒmen chī jìn níngméng 、méizi 、suāncài děng suān de shíwù de shíhou ，dànǎo jiù huì xiàdá zhǐlìng fēnmì dàliàng de tuòyè 。
As a result, when we are eating lemon, plum, pickled cabbage or other sorts of sour food, our brain would give orders to secrete a big amount of saliva.
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好，我称一下重量。
hǎo ，wǒ chēng yīxià zhòngliàng 。
Okay, let me measure the weight.
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