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量化 (liàng huà) — to quantify (express in numbers); (physics) to quantize

Definition

量化 is to put something into numbers for measurement, broader than 量 (which focuses on the act of measuring size/amount). In physics, 量化 means 'quantize' — energy or states come in discrete units.

verb
to quantify (express in numbers)(physics) to quantize

Examples

  • 量化。
    Zhè ge zhǐ biāo hěn nán liàng huà.
    This indicator is hard to quantify.
  • 量化。
    Wǒ men xū yào bǎ xiào guǒ liàng huà hòu zài bǐ jiào.
    We need to quantify the effects before comparing them.
  • ，量化。
    Zài liàng zǐ lì xué zhōng, néng liàng shì liàng huà de.
    In quantum mechanics, energy is quantized.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

量liángquantity
化huàturn into

“量” quantity and “化” turning into together mean making something measurable by numbers.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 量 →

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Open 化 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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