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Amount in Chinese

amount · HSK 4

量 liàng

这家店菜的量很足。 The portions at this restaurant are generous.

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How do you say amount in Chinese?

Amount in Chinese is 量 (liàng). You can also say 数量 (shù liàng), 数目 (shù mù), 多少 (duō shǎo).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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