测量
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
测量 (cèliáng) · to measure
测量 (cèliáng) means “to measure”. It is written with 2 characters: 测 (to measure) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 测量 is built
The characters
测 cè · to measure
What 测 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 则zé — rule
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 则 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们来测量一下房间。Wǒmen lái cèliáng yīxià fángjiān.Let's measure the room.
怎么测量这棵树的高度？Zěnme cèliáng zhè kē shù de gāodù?How do you measure the height of this tree?
Questions about 测量
What does 测量 mean?
测量 (cèliáng) means “to measure”.
How do you pronounce 测量?
测量 is pronounced cèliáng.
Which HSK level is 测量?
测量 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 测试cèshìtest
- 检测jiǎncèto test
- 预测yùcèto forecast
- 测验cèyàntest
- 探测tàncèto survey
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 测cèto measure
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible
Learn 测量 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.