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“measure” in Chinese

Chinese

Also测 (cè) · 量 (liáng) · 举措 (jǔ cuò) · 措施 (cuò shī) · 测定 (cè dìng)

Pronunciation

Pinyincè liáng

Example

我们要测量房间的面积。wǒ men yào cè liáng fáng jiān de miàn jī

We need to measure the area of the room.

Illustration for 测量 (measure)

How to say “measure” in Chinese

“Measure” in Chinese is 测量 (cè liáng).

Hands-on checking fixes the size, position, or amount of something with a tool or method.

Full entry for 测量: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 测量

医生用温度计测量病人的体温。yī shēng yòng wēn dù jì cè liáng bìng rén de tǐ wēn

The doctor used a thermometer to measure the patient's body temperature.

Tips for using 测量

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb has a technical tone and commonly belongs to contexts such as building, science, health, and schoolwork rather than casual checking.

Other Chinese words for “measure”

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测

cè

verbmeasure

请测一下我的体温。qǐng cè yí xià wǒ de tǐ wēn

Please take my temperature.

3

量

liáng

verbmeasure

护士正在量病人的血压。hù shì zhèng zài liáng bìng rén de xuè yā

The nurse is measuring the patient's blood pressure.

政府需要采取举措保护环境。zhèng fǔ xū yào cái qǔ jǔ cuò bǎo hù huán jìng

The government needs to take measures to protect the environment.

医院对病人采取了紧急措施。yī yuàn duì bìng rén cái qǔ le jǐn jí cuò shī

The hospital took emergency measures for the patients.

我们刚刚测定了这个样品的温度。wǒ men gāng gāng cè dìng le zhè ge yàng pǐn de wēn dù

We just measured the temperature of this sample.

他们正在监测空气中的有害物质。tā men zhèng zài jiān cè kōng qì zhōng de yǒu hài wù zhì

They are measuring harmful substances in the air.

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