Definition & Meaning

quantity; amount; magnitude

Word usage

shù liàng

数 量

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n.quantity; amount; magnitude
- wǒ men yào de shì zhì liàng ér fēi shù liàng
  我们要的是质量而非数量。
  We prefer quality to quantity.
- què qiè shù liàng mù qián hái bù néng què dìng
  确切数量目前还不能确定。
  The exact quantity cannot be determined at present.
- shù liàng yǐ zēng jiā zhì sān bèi
  数量已增加至三倍。
  The quantity has trebled.
- shù liàng yǔ zhì liàng bìng zhòng
  数量与质量并重
  stress both quantity and quality
- shù liàng jiè xiàn
  数量界限
  quantitative limit
- shù liàng chā yì
  数量差异
  quantity variance
- shù liàng guī gé
  数量规格
  quantitative characteristics
- gōng shè bǎo zhèng shū cài de zhì liàng yǐ jí shù liàng
  公社保证蔬菜的质量以及数量。
  The communes guarantee the quantity and quality of the vegetables delivered.
synonym
shù mù数目

Word usage

Note
"数量" is different from "数目". The value referred to by "数量" is generally more general; the value referred to by "数目" is generally more specific and precise.

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