How to say “large amount” in Chinese
large amount
“Large amount” in Chinese is 大量, dà liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大量 is read dà liàng: 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
A person with arms spread wide.
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 “大量”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大量. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 巧克力含有大量的糖qiǎokèlìhányǒudàliàngdetángChocolate contains a lot of sugar.
- 烧煤会产生大量的烟shāoméihuìchǎnshēngdàliàngdeyānBurning coal produces a lot of smoke.
- 工业生产消耗大量能源。gōngyèshēngchǎnxiāohàodàliàngnéngyuánIndustrial production consumes huge amounts of energy.
- 烧煤发电会排放大量二氧化碳。shāoméifādiànhuìpáifàngdàliàngèryǎnghuàtànGenerating electricity by burning coal emits a lot of carbon dioxide.
- 图书馆把大量旧报纸数字化了，读者在网上就能查到。túshūguǎnbǎdàliàngjiùbàozhǐshùzìhuàle,dúzhězàiwǎngshangjiùnéngchádàoThe library has digitized a large number of old newspapers — readers can find them right online.
- 水里检测出了大量细菌。shuǐlijiǎncèchūledàliàngxìjūnA large number of bacteria were detected in the water.
More words from the lesson “Majority and part”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “large amount” in Chinese?
“Large amount” in Chinese is 大量, pinyin dàliàng.
What does 大量 mean?
大量 (dàliàng) means “large amount”.
How do you write 大量?
大量 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大量?
大量 is read dàliàng. Tones: dà — fourth tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“large amount” in the lesson “Majority and part”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. 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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