出口量 (chū kǒu liáng) — export volume; quantity of exports

Definition

noun
export volumequantity of exports

Examples

  • 出口量。
    Jīn nián de chū kǒu liáng bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
    This year's export volume increased by 10% compared to last year.
  • 出口量。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de chū kǒu liáng zhǔ yào lái zì shí yóu hé diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
    This country's export volume mainly comes from oil and electronic products.
  • 出口量。
    Zhèng fǔ xī wàng tí gāo nóng chǎn pǐn de chū kǒu liáng.
    The government hopes to increase the export volume of agricultural products.

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.

出口send out through a port
出chūsend out口kǒuport
动宾Verb + object
量liángquantity

出口 (sending out through a port) and 量 (quantity) combine to mean the total amount exported.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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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.

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