重量
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
重量 (zhòngliàng) · weight
重量 (zhòngliàng) means “weight”. It is written with 2 characters: 重 (heavy) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 重量 is built
The characters
重 zhòng · heavy
What 重 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (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
这个箱子的重量是二十公斤。Zhègè xiāngzi de zhòngliàng shì èrshí gōngjīn.This suitcase weighs twenty kilograms.
行李的重量有限制吗？Xíngli de zhòngliàng yǒu xiànzhì ma?Is there a weight limit for luggage?
Questions about 重量
What does 重量 mean?
重量 (zhòngliàng) means “weight”.
How do you pronounce 重量?
重量 is pronounced zhòngliàng.
Which HSK level is 重量?
重量 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 重复chóngfùto repeat
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 重大zhòngdàmajor
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 体重tǐzhòngbody weight
- 严重yánzhòngserious
- 尊重zūnzhòngto respect
Learn 重量 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.