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Final(T3):iàngVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
12
Traditional:
量
Level:
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.quantity; amount
热量
quantity of heat
流量
flow rate
数量
quantity
synonym
- 2
n.capacity
酒量
capacity for liquor
胆量
courage
- 3
v.estimate; measure; weight
量力
estimate one's strength
- 4
n.ancient Chinese measures or measuring containers
度量衡
du, liang and heng
Words and phrases with 量
- 量贩[word]wholesale
- 量变[word]quantitative change
- 量项[word]quantifier
- 量子化[word]quantize
- 量贩店[word]wholesale store
- 量化[word]quantize
- 量入计出[word]make both ends meetpay as you go
- 量子力学[word]quantum mechanics
- 量子化学[word]quantum chemistry
- 量小力微[idiom]few/small in number and weak in strength
- 量入为出[idiom]set one's outgoings in proportion to one's income
- 量材录用[idiom]hire people according to their abilities
- 量才录用[idiom]hire personnel on the basis of their abilities
- 量力而为[idiom]assess one's capability before acting
- 量体裁衣[idiom]act as the situation requires
- 量力而行[idiom]do things within one's reach
- 量腹而食[idiom]never eat more than one can digest
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronouced as "liáng", "量" refer to the action of measuring with instruments; when it means "estimate", it is read in the neutral tone, such as "掂量". When pronounced as "liàng", it often means things, such as "饭量", "胆量", and "大量"; it also means actions, such as "量刑" and "量体裁衣".