How to say “volume” in Chinese

音量
yīnliàng

volume

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Gadgets and the internet”

“Volume” in Chinese is 音量, yīn liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

音量 is read yīn liàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
liàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

音
yīn — sound

On top, 立; below, 日.

量
liàng — quantity; measure

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 “音量”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 音量. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请把音量调小一点儿qǐngbǎyīnliàngtiáoxiǎoyìdiǎnrPlease turn it down a little.
  • 请把音量调大一点儿qǐngbǎyīnliàngtiáodàyìdiǎnrPlease turn it up a little.

More words from the lesson “Settings”

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “volume” in Chinese?

“Volume” in Chinese is 音量, pinyin yīnliàng.

What does 音量 mean?

音量 (yīnliàng) means “volume”.

How do you write 音量?

音量 is 2 characters: 音 (yīn) — sound; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 音量?

音量 is read yīnliàng. Tones: yīn — first tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“volume” in the lesson “Settings”

This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. 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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