量

liáng

HSK 4, 5

量 — liáng

1. to measure

   老师用尺子量了桌子的长度。 lǎoshī yòng chǐzi liàng le zhuōzi de chángdù — The teacher used a ruler to measure the length of the table.

量 — liàng

1. capacity; quantity; amount

   这个仓库的存货量很大。 zhège cāngkù de cúnhuòliàng hěndà — This warehouse has a very large amount of stock.

2. to estimate

   请你量一下完成这件事需要多少时间。 qǐng nǐ liàng yīxià wánchéng zhèjiàn shì xūyào duōshǎo shíjiān — Please estimate how much time is needed to finish this.

3. abbr. for 量词 (classifier); measure word

   汉语中的“个”是常见的量。 hànyǔ zhōng de gè shì chángjiàn de liàng — In Chinese, "ge" is a common measure word.