音量 (yīn liàng) — volume (of sound), loudness | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

音量 is specifically the 'volume' of sound — how loud audio is. 声音 is the sound itself; 容量 and 体积 refer to how much a container holds or an object's bulk.

noun

volume (of sound)loudness

Examples

音量。
Zhè ge shǒu jī de yīn liàng kě yǐ diào dé hěn dà.
The volume of this phone can be turned up very loud.
音量。
Qǐng bǎ diàn shì de yīn liàng tiáo xiǎo yì diǎn.
Please turn down the TV volume a bit.
音量。
Kāi huì shí qǐng bǎ shǒu jī yīn liàng guān diào.
Please turn off your phone's volume during the meeting.

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.

量liángamount

音 gives sound, 量 gives amount, so the whole means the amount of sound.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 5

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