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数量

shù liàng · shu liang

Traditional 數量

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. amount; quantity
  2. quantitative
  3. (math.) scalar quantity
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Too many apples

  1. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)苹果(píngguǒ)的(de)数量(shùliàng)真(zhēn)多(duō)！

    What a huge number of apples!

  2. Dengdeng

    打折(dǎzhé)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)多(duō)买(mǎi)一些(yīxiē)。

    They were on sale, so I wanted to buy more.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一共(yīgòng)买(mǎi)了(le)多少(duōshao)个(gè)？

    How many did you buy in total?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)数(shǔ)，数量(shùliàng)大概(dàgài)有(yǒu)三十(sānshí)个(gè)。

    I did not count. The quantity is about thirty.

  5. Liangliang

    三十(sānshí)个(gè)！你(nǐ)一天(yītiān)吃(chī)一个(yīgè)，要(yào)吃(chī)一个(yīgè)月(yuè)。

    Thirty! At one a day, that is a whole month.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)行(xíng)驶(shǐ)的(de)车(chē)辆(liàng)数(shù)量(liàng)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)。

The number of vehicles driving in the city has increased.

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02

这(zhè)次(cì)活(huó)动(dòng)的(de)参(cān)加(jiā)者(zhě)数(shù)量(liàng)比(bǐ)去(qù)年(nián)多(duō)。

The number of participants in this event is greater than last year.

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数
shǔ

to count; to count as; to regard as

量
liáng

to measure

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