数量 shùliàng amount
amount; quantity; number
How to remember 数量: 数 number + 量 measure = amount.
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How it is used
- Quantity / amount / number of things - 数量很大 (shùliàng hěn dà) a large quantity; 增加数量 increase the amount.
- 数 read shù + 量 (measure); about how many/how much, i.e. the countable amount.
- Contrast 质量 (zhìliàng) 'quality'; 数量 vs 质量 is the standard 'quantity vs quality' pair. Also contrast 数字 (shùzì) 'a numeral'.
Example sentences
- 数量不如质量。 Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.Quality is more important than quantity.
- 汽车的数量在增长。 Qìchē de shùliàng zài zēngzhǎng.The number of cars is on the increase.
- 你们公司的员工数量是多少？ Nǐmen gōngsī de yuángōng shùliàng shì duōshao?How many employees work in your company?