liang4 - quantity

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  • amount; volume
  • capacity
  • estimate; measure

chǎn-liàng
产量

n.

output

dà-liàng
大量

adj.

a large number of

dǎn-liàng
胆量

n.

guts; courage

hǎi-liàng
海量

n.

great capacity for liquor

jìn-liàng
尽量

adv.

to the best of one’s ability

zhì-liàng
质量

n.

quality

zhòng-liàng
重量

n.

weight

liàng-rù-wéi-chū
量入为出
live within one’s income

liàng-tǐ-cái-yī
量体裁衣
act according to actual situation

gōng-dé-wú-liàng
功德无量
great service to mankind; boundless beneficence; immeasurable merit

bú-zì-liàng-lì
不自量力
overestimate one’s abilities

qī-cì-liáng-yī yí-cì-cái
七次量衣一次裁
to indicate the prepare of research work is very abundant

Usage 用法

amount; volume

Jīn-tiān-de gōng-zuò-liàng hěn dà.
今天的工作量很大。
Today’s work load is great.

capacity

Tā-de fàn-liàng hěn xiǎo.
他的饭量很小。
He is a light eater.

estimate; measure

Wǒ-men fán-shì yīng-gāi liàng-lì-ér-xíng.
我们凡事应该量力而行。
We should act according to our capability in all things.