Meaning of 音量
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- loudness
- volume
How to use 音量
音量 is the normal word for the volume on phones, TVs, speakers and music players. It often pairs with verbs like 调 (tiáo, adjust), 开大 (kāi dà, turn up) and 关小 (guān xiǎo, turn down). Example: 请把音量调小一点。(Qǐng bǎ yīnliàng tiáo xiǎo yìdiǎn.) Please turn the volume down a little.
音 (yīn) means sound, and 量 (liàng) means amount, as in 大量 (dàliàng). Put them together and you get the amount of sound, which is volume.
Common mistake: Learners often read 量 here as liáng, its tone in the verb 量 (liáng, to measure), or as the neutral tone in 商量 (shāngliang). In 音量 it is fourth tone, liàng.
音量 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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音 yīn · sound · 9 strokes
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量 liáng · to measure · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 音量.
| 声音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult; to talk over |
| 音乐会 | yīnyuèhuì | concert |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable |
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character |
| 力量 | lìliàng | power; force; strength |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 数量 | shùliàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
| 录音 | lùyīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4]) |
| 收音机 | shōuyīnjī | radio |
Questions about 音量
What does 音量 mean?
音量 (yīnliàng) means "loudness; volume" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 音量?
音量 is made of 2 characters: 音 (9 strokes), 量 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 音量 an HSK word?
Yes. 音量 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say turn up the volume in Chinese?
You can say 把音量开大 (bǎ yīnliàng kāi dà) or 把音量调大 (bǎ yīnliàng tiáo dà). In casual speech people also just say 大声一点 (dàshēng yìdiǎn), louder please.
What is the difference between 音量 and 声音?
声音 (shēngyīn) is the sound or voice itself. 音量 (yīnliàng) is how loud that sound is. So you say 声音很好听 (the voice sounds nice) but 音量太大 (the volume is too high).