储量 chǔliàng remaining quantity
remaining quantity; reserves (of natural resources, oil etc)
How to remember 储量: 储 to save money + 量 measure = remaining quantity.
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How it is used
- The amount of a natural resource in reserve - 石油储量 (shíyóu chǔliàng) oil reserves; 储量丰富 (abundant reserves).
- A geology/resources term for how much of something (oil, coal, minerals, water) remains available underground.
- Neutral technical register; pairs with resource names and quantity words (探明储量, proven reserves).