水量 (shuǐ liàng) — water volume, amount of water; (colloquial) swimming ability, swimming skill
Definition
Usually 'amount/volume of water' (rivers, reservoirs, supply). In casual speech it can also mean someone's swimming ability — short for 水量好. Context (大/小 vs 好/差) makes the sense clear.
noun
water volumeamount of water(colloquial) swimming abilityswimming skill
Examples
- 水量，。Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ liàng hěn dà, xià tiān róng yì fā hóng shuǐ.This river has a very large water volume; it easily floods in summer.
- 水量，。Tā shuǐ liàng hěn hǎo, néng zài shuǐ lǐ dài hěn jiǔ.His swimming ability is very good; he can stay in the water for a long time.
- 水量。Wǒ men xū yào jiān cè shuǐ kù de shuǐ liàng biàn huà.We need to monitor the water volume changes of the reservoir.
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