用量 (yòng liáng) — the amount or quantity used; dosage; consumption | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal written noun meaning 'the amount or quantity used' (of medicine, electricity, materials, etc.). Pairs with 的 after a category (药的用量, 用电量).

noun

the amount or quantity useddosageconsumption

Examples

用量，。
Zhè ge yào de yòng liáng shì měi tiān yí cì, měi cì liǎng piàn.
The dosage of this medicine is once a day, two pills each time.
用量。
Měi tiān de diàn yòng liáng yào kòng zhì hǎo.
The daily electricity consumption should be controlled well.
用量。
Zhè ge xiàng mù de cái liào yòng liáng yǐ jīng jì suàn hǎo le.
The material usage for this project has been calculated.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

量liángamount

用 (use) + 量 (amount) means the amount used.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

日日rìsun
東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment Quantity & Amount

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