How to say “measure” in Chinese
measure, survey
“Measure” in Chinese is 测量, cè liáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
测量 is read cè liáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: the first meaning is to measure depth. On the right, 则 zé — as in 厕 cè.
Three readings: liàng in 质量 and 数量, liáng — “to measure”, and in 商量 the neutral tone, liang.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “测量”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 测量. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请测量一下这张桌子的长度qǐngcèliángyíxiàzhèzhāngzhuōzidechángdùPlease measure the length of this table.
More words from the lesson “Measuring precisely”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “measure” in Chinese?
“Measure” in Chinese is 测量, pinyin cèliáng.
What does 测量 mean?
测量 (cèliáng) means “measure, survey”.
How do you write 测量?
测量 is 2 characters: 测 (cè) — measure; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 测量?
测量 is read cèliáng. Tones: cè — fourth tone, liáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“measure” in the lesson “Measuring precisely”
This word is from the topic “Matter and measurement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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