Usage note
量表示数量，也可以表示测量。
liáng biǎo shì shù liàng， yě kě yǐ biǎo shì cè liáng。
Quantity means amount, and it can also mean measuring.
Context note
量常出现在重量、数量和测量里。
liáng cháng chū xiàn zài zhòng liàng 、 shù liàng hé cè liáng lǐ。
Amount often appears with weight, quantity, and measurement.
5 examples
数量很大。
shù liàng hěn dà。
The amount is large.
请量一量。
qǐng liáng yi liáng。
Please measure it.
这个量不够。
zhè ge liáng bú gòu。
This amount is not enough.
我们需要量尺寸。
wǒ men xū yào liáng chǐ cùn。
We need to measure the size.
多一点量。
duō yì diǎn liáng。
A little more amount.
5 mini stories
妈妈让我量一下桌子的长度。
mā ma ràng wǒ liáng yí xià zhuō zi de cháng dù。
Mom asked me to measure the length of the table.
老师说做事情要有一定的量。
lǎo shī shuō zuò shì qíng yào yǒu yí dìng de liáng。
The teacher said things should be done in a certain amount.
我把杯子里的水量了量。
wǒ bǎ bēi zi lǐ de shuǐ liàng le liáng。
I measured the water in the cup.
这个词表示数量，也表示测量。
zhè ge cí biǎo shì shù liàng， yě biǎo shì cè liáng。
This word means quantity and also measuring.
做饭的时候，调料的量很重要。
zuò fàn de shí hòu， tiáo liào de liáng hěn zhòng yào。
When cooking, the amount of seasoning is important.
Mini dialogue
饭量
A
你的饭量真大！
Nǐ de fànliàng zhēn dà!
Your appetite is really big!
B
我运动多，所以吃得多。
Wǒ yùndòng duō, suǒyǐ chī de duō.
I exercise a lot, so I eat a lot.
数量
A
我们要买多少苹果？
Wǒmen yào mǎi duōshao píngguǒ?
How many apples should we buy?
B
数量不用太多，五个就够了。
Shùliàng bùyòng tài duō, wǔ gè jiù gòu le.
The quantity doesn't need to be too many; five is enough.
Related words and contrasts
related
数
shù
number
数 means number, often used with 量 (quantity).
related
重
zhòng
weight
重 means weight, a type of 量 (quantity).