数 量 shù liàng amount / quantity (CL:個|个[ge4]) / quantitative / (math.) scalar quantity 分 量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density 定 量 dìng liàng quantity / fixed amount / ration 量 liàng capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 质 量 zhì liàng (physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity 大 量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous 不 下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) 含 量 hán liàng content / quantity contained 热 量 rè liàng heat / quantity of heat / calorific value 用 量 yòng liàng quantity used / usage / consumption / dose 储 量 chǔ liàng remaining quantity / reserves (of natural resources, oil etc) 电 量 diàn liàng quantity of electric charge 水 量 shuǐ liàng volume of water / quantity of flow 繁 衍 fán yǎn to multiply / to reproduce / to increase gradually in number or quantity 默 默 无 闻 mò mò wú wén obscure and unknown (idiom) / an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity 时 隔 shí gé separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) 降 水 量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain 食 量 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake 降 雨 量 jiàng yǔ liàng precipitation / quantity of rainfall 气 量 qì liàng (lit. quantity of spirit) / moral character / degree of forbearance / broad-mindedness or otherwise / tolerance / magnanimity 巨 量 jù liàng huge quantity / massive 定 数 dìng shù constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny 小 量 xiǎo liàng a small quantity 开 方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity 参 量 cān liàng parameter (math) / quantity used as a parameter / modulus (math.) 标 量 biāo liàng scalar quantity 聚 沙 成 塔 jù shā chéng tǎ sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom) / by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity / many a mickle makes a muckle 零 líng zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither 番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") 烀 hū to cook in a small quantity of water 茶 水 chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves 含 沙 量 hán shā liàng sand content / quantity of sediment (carried by a river) 资 料 量 zī liào liàng quantity of data 物 理 量 wù lǐ liàng physical quantity 不 变 量 bù biàn liàng invariant quantity / invariant (math.) 代 数 量 dài shù liàng algebraic quantity 光 量 guāng liàng quantity of light / luminosity 升 斗 shēng dǒu liter and decaliter dry measure / (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff 几 何 量 jǐ hé liàng geometric quantity 忽 微 hū wēi minuscule quantity / minor matter 概 数 gài shù approximate number / imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十幾|十几[shi2 ji3], 兩三百|两三百[liang3 san1 bai3], 一千多[yi1 qian1 duo1]) 海 砂 屋 hǎi shā wū house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand 补 充 量 bǔ chōng liàng complement / complementary quantity 输 沙 量 shū shā liàng quantity of sand (transported by a river) / sediment content 齐 头 qí tóu at the same time / simultaneously / (when stating a quantity that is a round number) exactly 影 响 量 influence quantity 爆 炸 品 净 量 net explosive quantity 生 态 系 统 的 数 量 ecosystem quantity 价 格 和 数 量 比 较 专 家 组 Expert Group on Price and Quantity Comparisons 重 要 量 significant quantity 重 量 轻 质 zhòng liàng qīng zhì to value quantity over quality 煸 炒 biān chǎo to stir-fry in a small quantity of oil 差 得 多 chà de duō to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)