HSK 6 · Ideas

分量 fènliàng “weight” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分量 means

  1. weight
  2. importance
  3. (food) portion size

How to say 分量

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale分fèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale量liàng4th tone, falling

分量 in a sentence

  1. 这份礼物的分量很重。

    Zhè fèn lǐwù de fènliàng hěn zhòng.

    This present is very heavy.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他的话在公司里很有分量。

    Tā de huà zài gōngsī lǐ hěn yǒu fènliàng.

    His words carry a lot of weight in the company.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 分量 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fènpart
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

The character 量 (liáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
量liàngcapacity
  • 旦dawn · dànSound part
  • 里village · lǐMeaning part

里 hints at the meaning (village); 旦 (dàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with liàng.

How to write 分量

分 4 strokes · 量 12 strokes

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分量 (fènliàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 分量 (fènliàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分量

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

Words with 量

商量shāngliang · to consult数量shùliàng · amount质量zhìliàng · quality力量lìliang · power重量zhòngliàng · weight尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible较量jiàoliàng · contest打量dǎliang · to size up测量cèliáng · to measure能量néngliàng · energy

More words: Ideas & Concepts

范畴fànchóu · category反面fǎnmiàn · reverse side飞跃fēiyuè · leap分寸fēncun · sense of propriety分歧fēnqí · difference (of opinion)负担fùdān · burden幅度fúdù · range符号fúhào · symbol

FAQs

分量 (fènliàng) means “weight” or “importance”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fènliàng: fèn with a 4th tone, then liàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分量 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenliang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分量 from the suggestions. Typing fenliang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分量 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.