Usage note
重量是物体有多重的意思，通常用斤或公斤来量。
Zhòngliàng shì wùtǐ yǒu duō zhòng de yìsi, tōngcháng yòng jīn huò gōngjīn lái liáng.
Weight means how heavy an object is, usually measured in jin or kilograms.
Context note
在菜市场，我们买水果时会称重量。
Zài càishìchǎng, wǒmen mǎi shuǐguǒ shí huì chēng zhòngliàng.
At the market, we weigh the fruit to check its weight.
5 examples
这个西瓜的重量是五斤。
zhè ge xī guā de zhòng liàng shì wǔ jīn。
The weight of this watermelon is five jin.
书包的重量太重了，我背不动。
shū bāo de zhòng liàng tài zhòng le， wǒ bèi bú dòng。
The weight of the backpack is too heavy; I can't carry it.
请告诉我这个箱子的重量。
qǐng gào sù wǒ zhè ge xiāng zǐ de zhòng liàng。
Please tell me the weight of this box.
我的小猫的重量很轻。
wǒ de xiǎo māo de zhòng liàng hěn qīng。
The weight of my kitten is very light.
我们需要称一下行李的重量。
wǒ men xū yào chēng yí xià xíng li de zhòng liàng。
We need to weigh the luggage to check its weight.
5 mini stories
小刚买了一个大南瓜，重量有十斤。他高兴地抱回了家。
xiǎo gāng mǎi le yí gè dà nán guā， zhòng liàng yǒu shí jīn。 tā gāo xìng dì bào huí le jiā。
Xiao Gang bought a big pumpkin; its weight was ten jin. He happily carried it home.
妈妈让我称一下面粉的重量。我用了厨房秤。
mā ma ràng wǒ chēng yí xià miàn fěn de zhòng liàng。 wǒ yòng le chú fáng chèng。
Mom asked me to weigh the flour. I used the kitchen scale.
小丽的书包重量很轻，因为她只带了课本。
xiǎo lì de shū bāo zhòng liàng hěn qīng， yīn wèi tā zhī dài le kè běn。
Xiao Li's backpack weight is very light because she only brought textbooks.
爸爸说这个包裹的重量不能超过两公斤。
bà ba shuō zhè ge bāo guǒ de zhòng liàng bù néng chāo guò liǎng gōng jīn。
Dad said the weight of this package cannot exceed two kilograms.
我们比赛谁举起的重量最大。小明赢了。
wǒ men bǐ sài shuí jǔ qǐ de zhòng liàng zuì dà。 xiǎo míng yíng le。
We competed to see who could lift the greatest weight. Xiao Ming won.
Mini dialogue
称重量
A
这个西瓜的重量是多少？
Zhège xīguā de zhòngliàng shì duōshao?
What is the weight of this watermelon?
B
它的重量是五公斤。
Tā de zhòngliàng shì wǔ gōngjīn.
Its weight is five kilograms.
比较重量
A
苹果和橙子哪个重量大？
Píngguǒ hé chéngzi nǎge zhòngliàng dà?
Which has greater weight, the apple or the orange?
B
橙子的重量更大一些。
Chéngzi de zhòngliàng gèng dà yīxiē.
The orange's weight is a bit greater.
Related words and contrasts
related
重
zhòng
heavy
重 is an adjective meaning heavy, while 重量 is the noun weight.
opposite
轻
qīng
light (in weight)
轻 is the opposite of 重, meaning light weight.
related
公斤
gōngjīn
kilogram
公斤 is a unit to measure 重量 (weight).
related
称
chēng
to weigh
称 is the action of measuring 重量.