需求量 (xū qiú liáng) — demand (quantity), volume of demand

Definition

noun

demand (quantity)volume of demand

需求量。
Jīn nián shì chǎng duì diàn dòng qì chē de xū qiú liáng dà fú zēng zhǎng.
This year, the market's demand for electric vehicles has grown substantially.
需求量。
Wǒ men xū yào zhǔn què yù cè wèi lái de xū qiú liáng.
We need to accurately forecast future demand.
需求量。
Zhè zhǒng chǎn pǐn de xū qiú liáng zhèng zài xùn sù shàng shēng.
The demand for this product is rising rapidly.

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.

需求demand

需xūneed求qiúseek/request

联合Side by side

需求 joins need and request, and 量 counts it as volume of demand.

Characters in this word

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

需 originally showed 天, here a person, under 雨, rain, as someone getting wet.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

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

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.