Meaning of 总量
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- total
- overall amount
How to use 总量
总量 is a formal noun used in news, economics and reports, often about production, emissions, population or resources. It usually follows the thing being measured. Example: 今年的粮食总量增加了。 (Jīnnián de liángshi zǒngliàng zēngjiā le.) This year's total grain output increased.
总 (zǒng) means total or all together, and 量 (liàng) means amount, as in 数量 (shùliàng). Put them together and you get the amount when everything is added up.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 量 as liáng, the verb meaning to measure. In 总量 it is the fourth tone liàng, the same as in 数量 and 力量.
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总 zǒng · general · 9 strokes
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量 liáng · to measure · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 总量.
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult; to talk over |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
| 力量 | lìliàng | power; force; strength |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 数量 | shùliàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
| 总结 | zǒngjié | to sum up; to conclude |
| 总统 | zǒngtǒng | president (of a country) |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word; in short |
| 重量 | zhòngliàng | weight |
| 总理 | zǒnglǐ | premier; prime minister |
| 总共 | zǒnggòng | altogether; in sum; in all; in total |
Questions about 总量
What does 总量 mean?
总量 (zǒngliàng) means "total; overall amount" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 总量?
总量 is made of 2 characters: 总 (9 strokes), 量 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 总量 an HSK word?
Yes. 总量 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 总量 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 总量 is written 總量.
What is the difference between 总量 and 总数?
总数 (zǒngshù) is a total count of separate items, like people or votes. 总量 is a total amount or volume, often of things measured rather than counted, like water, energy or output.
Can I use 总量 in everyday conversation?
It sounds formal and technical in casual talk. In daily speech people usually say 一共 (yígòng) or 总共 (zǒnggòng), for example 一共多少钱 (yígòng duōshao qián), how much in total.