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大量

dàliàng

large amount

Usage note

大量用来表示很多或大量的东西。比如,你可以用它来形容食物、书籍或者玩具的数量。

dàliàng lái bǎo dé lián duō huò dà liàng de shì qíng. rú kě, nǐ kě yǐ yòng tā dé míng lǐ cóng lái gēng dòng shí wù、shū jí huò qiàn dào de shù liàng。

大量 is used to describe a large amount of something. For example, you can use it to talk about the quantity of food, books, or toys.

Context note

大量常用于描述日常生活中各种事物的数量,如购物时的商品数量、阅读书籍的页数等。

dàliàng cháng yòng yú miáo huì rì chén shēn zhōng zhǒng zhèng wù de shù liàng, rú gòu kāng yòng tā dé míng lǐ cóng lái gōng mǎo shí de shāng pǐn shù liàng、yuè dú shū jí de yè shù děng。

大量 is commonly used to describe the quantity of various things in daily life, such as the number of items when shopping or the number of pages in a book.

5 examples

超市里有很多大量的食品。
chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō dà liàng de shí pǐn。
There are many kinds of food in the supermarket.
图书馆有大量的书籍。
tú shū guǎn yǒu dà liàng de shū jí。
The library has a large amount of books.
他买了大量蔬菜来准备晚餐。
tā mǎi le dà liàng shū cài lái zhǔn bèi wǎn cān。
He bought a lot of vegetables to prepare for dinner.
这个书店有大量的小说。
zhè ge shū diàn yǒu dà liàng de xiǎo shuō。
This bookstore has many novels.
她收集了大量的邮票。
tā shōu jí le dà liàng de yóu piào。
She collected a large amount of stamps.

5 mini stories

妈妈买了很多水果,家里有很多大量的水果。
mā ma mǎi le hěn duō shuǐ guǒ, jiā lǐ yǒu hěn duō dà liàng de shuǐ guǒ。
Mom bought a lot of fruit, and there are many kinds of fruits at home.
图书馆里有很多书籍,我借了大量书籍来看。
tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū jí, wǒ jiè le dà liàng shū jí lái kàn。
There are many books in the library, and I borrowed a large amount to read.
超市里的食品种类很多,我们买了大量的食品来准备野餐。
chāo shì lǐ de shí pǐn zhǒng lèi hěn duō, wǒ men mǎi le dà liàng de shí pǐn lái zhǔn bèi yě cān。
The supermarket has many kinds of food, so we bought a lot for our picnic.
书店里有很多书,我借了大量书籍来看。
shū diàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū, wǒ jiè le dà liàng shū jí lái kàn。
There are many books in the bookstore, and I borrowed a large amount to read.
图书馆里有大量的书籍,我们借了很多来阅读。
tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu dà liàng de shū jí, wǒ men jiè le hěn duō lái yuè dú。
The library has many books, so we borrowed a lot to read.

Mini dialogue

大量阅读

A
老师说要大量阅读中文书。
Lǎoshī shuō yào dàliàng yuèdú Zhōngwén shū.
The teacher said to read a large amount of Chinese books.
B
好的,我们一起读大量有趣的故事。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yīqǐ dú dàliàng yǒuqù de gùshi.
Okay, let's read a large amount of interesting stories together.

大量练习

A
写汉字需要大量练习。
Xiě Hànzì xūyào dàliàng liànxí.
Writing Chinese characters requires a large amount of practice.
B
对,我每天都做大量练习。
Duì, wǒ měitiān dōu zuò dàliàng liànxí.
Right, I do a large amount of practice every day.

Related words and contrasts

similar
许多
xǔduō
many or much

大量 means a large amount; 许多 also means a lot, but is more common in everyday speech.

opposite
少量
shǎoliàng
small amount

大量 means large amount; 少量 means small amount.

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