流量 (liú liàng) — flow rate; volume of traffic (vehicles, passengers, fluid); data traffic; network traffic; mobile data usage
Definition
流量 (liúliàng) means the volume or rate of flow — used for vehicles, people, fluids, and (in modern Chinese) mobile/internet data. It measures HOW MUCH passes through, unlike 流程 which names a procedure or 水流 which refers to the flowing water itself.
noun
flow ratevolume of traffic (vehicles, passengers, fluid)data trafficnetwork trafficmobile data usage
Examples
- ，。Dì tiě zhàn de rén liú liàng hěn dà, zǎo wǎn gāo fēng tè bié jǐ.The subway station has a lot of foot traffic; it's especially crowded during rush hours.
- 流量，。Zhè ge yuè wǒ de shǒu jī liú liàng kuài yòng wán le, dé mǎi yí gè jiā yóu bāo.My mobile data is almost used up this month; I need to buy a top-up package.
- 流量。Zhè tiáo gāo sù gōng lù de liú liàng bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī èr shí.The traffic volume on this highway has increased by 20% compared to last year.
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