Definition
容量 (róng liàng) refers to the capacity or volume a container or space can hold — how much it can contain (e.g., a cup's capacity). This differs from 体积 (tǐ jī), which is the physical size or bulk of an object itself, and from 量 (liàng), a broader word for quantity or amount in general.
noun
capacityvolume
Examples
- 容量。Zhège bēizi de róng liàng shì wǔbǎi háoshēng.The capacity of this cup is 500 milliliters.
- 容量。Xīn yìngpán de róng liàng bǐ jiù de dà hěn duō.The new hard drive has much more capacity than the old one.
- 容量。Wǒmen xūyào pínggū xìtǒng de róng liàng shìfǒu zúgòu.We need to evaluate whether the system's capacity is sufficient.
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