Meaning of 大量
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- great amount
- large quantity
- bulk
- numerous
- generous
- magnanimous
How to use 大量
大量 usually comes before a noun to say there is a lot of it, often in more formal or written Chinese. It can also come before a verb to mean doing something on a large scale. Example: 他每天喝大量的水。(Tā měitiān hē dàliàng de shuǐ.) He drinks a lot of water every day.
大 (dà) means big and 量 (liàng) means amount or quantity, so 大量 is simply a big amount. Picture a big pile of something being measured out.
Common mistake: Learners often say 很大量 or use 大量 as a predicate, like 水很大量, which sounds wrong. Put 大量 before the noun instead, as in 大量的水, or use 很多 (hěn duō) in everyday speech.
大量 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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量 liáng · to measure · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 大量.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult; to talk over |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大门 | dàmén | entrance; door |
Questions about 大量
What does 大量 mean?
大量 (dàliàng) means "great amount; large quantity" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 大量?
大量 is made of 2 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 量 (12 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 大量 an HSK word?
Yes. 大量 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 大量 and 很多?
很多 (hěn duō) is the everyday word for a lot and works in almost any situation. 大量 sounds more formal and is common in news, reports, and writing. It often describes things on a large scale, such as 大量的人 or 大量的时间.
Do I need 的 after 大量?
Both are possible. 大量的数据 and 大量数据 (dàliàng shùjù, a large amount of data) are both correct. Before a verb, no 的 is used, as in 大量生产 (dàliàng shēngchǎn, mass production).