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| Pronunciation |
: |
liàng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- capacity (for tolerance or for taking food or drink). (n)
- quantity; amount; volume. (n)
- estimate; measure; weight. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
里 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
量 |
| Usage |
: |
40.2% |
| Notes |
: |
also as liáng |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
classifier; quantitafier; measure term |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
a quantity of; many; mass |
| 8. |
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|
: |
to the best of one’s ability |
Sentences:
| 1. She can hold her liquor well. |
| tā |
jiǔ |
liàng |
hěn |
hǎo |
。 |
| 她 |
酒 |
量 |
很 |
好 |
。 |
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|
| 她 |
: |
she, her |
| 酒量 |
: |
capacity for liquor |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 好 |
: |
good |
|
| 2. Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping? |
| nǐ |
yǒu |
dǎn |
liàng |
wán |
bèng |
jí |
tiào |
ma |
? |
| 你 |
有 |
胆 |
量 |
玩 |
蹦 |
极 |
跳 |
吗 |
? |
|
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|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 胆量 |
: |
courage |
| 玩 |
: |
play |
| 蹦极跳 |
: |
bungee jump |
| 吗 |
: |
question tag |
|
| 3. He heaped up great wealth. |
| tā |
jī |
lèi |
le |
dà |
liàng |
cái |
fù |
。 |
| 他 |
积 |
累 |
了 |
大 |
量 |
财 |
富 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 积累 |
: |
accumulate |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 大量 |
: |
a great amount of |
| 财富 |
: |
wealth |
|
| 4. Do your best to come a bit earlier. |
| nǐ |
jǐn |
liàng |
zǎo |
diǎn |
lái |
。 |
| 你 |
尽 |
量 |
早 |
点 |
来 |
。 |
|
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|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 尽量 |
: |
to the best of one’s ability |
| 早 |
: |
early |
| 点 |
: |
a bit （一点） |
| 来 |
: |
come |
|
| 5. He decided to accelerate his advertising. |
| tā |
jué |
dìng |
zēng |
jiā |
guǎng |
gào |
de |
shù |
liàng |
。 |
| 他 |
决 |
定 |
增 |
加 |
广 |
告 |
的 |
数 |
量 |
。 |
|
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 决定 |
: |
decide |
| 增加 |
: |
increase |
| 广告 |
: |
advertisement |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 数量 |
: |
quantity |
|
| 6. How much does it weigh? |
| cǐ |
wù |
de |
zhòng |
liàng |
shì |
duō |
shǎo |
? |
| 此 |
物 |
的 |
重 |
量 |
是 |
多 |
少 |
? |
|
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| 此 |
: |
this |
| 物 |
: |
thing |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 重量 |
: |
weight |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 多少 |
: |
how many, how much |
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