How common it is
大量 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say dàliàng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
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.