Meaning of liáng:
量
to measure; to estimate
Tā yòng chǐzi lái liáng chángdù.
他用尺子来量长度。
He uses a ruler to measure the length.
Wǒmen xūyào liàng yīxià zhè kuài bù de chángdù.
我们需要量一下这块布的长度。
We need to estimate the length of this piece of cloth.
capacity; quantity; amount
Zhè píng shuǐ de liàng shì 500 háoshēng.
这瓶水的量是500毫升。
The capacity of this bottle of water is 500 milliliters.
Zhè cì huìyì de zhòngdiǎn shì rúhé tígāo shēngchǎn liàng.
这次会议的重点是如何提高生产量。
The focus of this meeting is how to increase the production quantity.
Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū hǎishuǐ de yán liàng.
科学家们正在研究海水的盐量。
The scientists are studying the salt amount in seawater.
abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài cèliáng zhège wùtǐ de zhòngliàng.
科学家正在测量这个物体的重量。
The scientist is measuring the weight of this object.
Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān huì yǒu dà liàng de jiàngyǔ.
天气预报说明天会有大量的降雨。
The weather forecast says there will be a large amount of rainfall tomorrow.
