份量 (fèn liàng) — (noun) weight, amount, portion; (noun, figurative) significance, importance, weight (of influence or authority)
Definition
Refers to the physical 'weight/portion' of something (like food or a load), or figuratively to the 'influence/authority' someone carries. Pairs with 足, 够 for amount, and with 说话 for figurative sway.
noun
weightamountportion(noun, figurative) significanceimportanceweight (of influence or authority)
Examples
- 份量，。Zhè zhǒng dàn gāo de fèn liàng hěn zú, chī yí kuài jiù bǎo le.This type of cake has a lot of weight to it; one piece is enough to fill you up.
- 份量，。Zhè bāo dà mǐ de fèn liàng bú gòu, zhǐ yǒu shí gōng jīn.This bag of rice doesn't weigh enough; it's only ten kilograms.
- 份量，。Tā zài gōng sī shuō huà hěn yǒu fèn liàng, dà jiā dōu tīng tā de.His words carry a lot of weight in the company; everyone listens to him.
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