量 liàng measure
measure; amount; quantity
How to remember 量: 旦 dawn + 里 in = measure. At dawn the baker stands in her tiny kitchen with a spoon and a scale, ready to measure the flour.
Component breakdown
量 = 旦 dawn + 里 in
- 旦 dawn
- 里 in
- 日 sun
- 土 earth
At dawn the baker stands in her tiny kitchen with a spoon and a scale, ready to measure the flour.
How it is used
- Read liàng: quantity/amount - 数量 (shùliàng) quantity, 大量 (dàliàng) a large amount, 质量 (zhìliàng) quality.
- 力量 (lìliàng) strength/power; 尽量 (jǐnliàng) = as much as possible: 尽量早点来 (jǐnliàng zǎo diǎn lái).
- Alt reading liáng = to measure: 量体温 (liáng tǐwēn) take temperature; 商量 (shāngliang) = discuss.
Words with 量
- 商量shāngliangconsultHSK 4
- 数量shùliàngamountHSK 4
- 质量zhìliàngqualityHSK 4
- 大量dàliànggreat amountHSK 4
- 少量shǎoliànga smidgenHSK 4
- 产量chǎnliàngoutputHSK 5
- 力量lìliàngpowerHSK 5
- 含量hánliàngcontentHSK 5
- 尽量jǐnliàngas much as possibleHSK 5
- 热量rèliàngheatHSK 5
- 重量zhòngliàngweightHSK 5
- 销量xiāoliàngsales volumeHSK 5
- 音量yīnliàngloudnessHSK 5
- 容量róngliàngcapacityHSK 6
- 流量liúliàngflow rateHSK 6
- 测量cèliángsurveyHSK 6
- 能量néngliàngenergyHSK 6
- 衡量héngliángto weighHSK 6
- 分量fènliàngportion sizeHSK 7
- 打量dǎliangto size somebody upHSK 7
- 正能量zhèngnéngliàngpositive energyHSK 7
- 海量hǎiliànghuge volumeHSK 7
- 考量kǎoliángto considerHSK 7
- 较量jiàoliàngto pit oneself against somebodyHSK 7
- 过量guòliàngexcessiveHSK 7
- 适量shìliàngappropriate amountHSK 7
- 重量级zhòngliàngjíheavyweight classHSK 7
- 量化liànghuàto quantifyHSK 7
- 储量chǔliàngremaining quantityHSK 8
- 剂量jìliàngdosageHSK 8
- 胆量dǎnliàngcourageHSK 9
Example sentences
- 牛奶含钙量很高。 Niúnǎi hángàiliàng hěn gāo.Milk has a high calcium content.
- 他们在商量新工作。 Tāmen zài shāngliang xīn gōngzuò.They're discussing the new job.
- 他拍了大量的照片。 Tā pāile dàliàng de zhàopiàn.He has taken a large number of photos.
- 他们的服务质量很差。 Tāmen de fúwù zhìliàng hěn chà.The quality of their service is poor.