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数量 shùliàng “amount” in Chinese

Traditional 數量

What 数量 means

  1. amount
  2. quantity
  3. quantitative
  4. (maths.) scalar quantity

How to say 数量

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale数shù4th 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

数量 in a sentence

  1. 数量不如质量。

    Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.

    Quality is more important than quantity.

    Sentence #565744 from Tatoeba

  2. 汽车的数量在增长。

    Qìchē de shùliàng zài zēngzhǎng.

    The number of cars is increasing.

    Sentence #799254 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 您能估计一下数量吗？

    Nín néng gūjì yíxià shùliàng ma?

    Could you estimate the quantity?

    Sentence #10268571 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 数量 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 数 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
数shùnumber; figure
  • 娄a constellation · LóuSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 娄 (Lóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with shù.

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 数量

数 13 strokes · 量 12 strokes

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

Words related to 数量

Words with 数

数学shùxué · mathematics数字shùzì · numeral数shù · number数据shùjù · data数码shùmǎ · digital无数wúshù · countless算数suànshù · to count (be valid)数额shù'é · amount

Words with 量

商量shāngliang · to consult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分量fènliàng · weight

More words: Everyday Things

缺点quēdiǎn · weak point任务rènwu · mission日记rìjì · diary沙发shāfā · sofa数字shùzì · numeral速度sùdù · speed塑料袋sùliàodài · plastic bag条件tiáojiàn · condition

FAQs

数量 (shùliàng) means “amount” or “quantity”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it shùliàng: shù 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 数量 is written 數量. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuliang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 数量 from the suggestions. Typing shuliang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
数量 is an HSK 4 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.