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“volume” in Chinese

Chinese

Also体积 (tǐ jī) · 音量 (yīn liàng) · 册 (cè)

Pronunciation

Pinyinběn

Example

我昨天看了两本书。wǒ zuó tiān kàn le liáng běn shū

I read two books yesterday.

Illustration for 本 (volume)

How to say “volume” in Chinese

“Volume” in Chinese is 本 (běn).

Each separate book volume is one countable piece.

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

Example sentences with 本

我想买三本书。wǒ xiǎng mǎi sān běn shū

I want to buy three books.

Tips for using 本

  • English places no separate counting word between "two" and "books", but Chinese places 本 (běn, "book-counting measure word") between the number and the book noun.

Other Chinese words for “volume”

这个球的体积怎么计算？zhè ge qiú de tǐ jī zěn me jì suàn

How do you calculate the volume of this ball?

请把音量调小一点。qǐng bǎ yīn liàng tiáo xiǎo yì diǎn

Please turn down the volume a little.

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册

cè

measure wordvolume

我买了三册书。wǒ mǎi le sān cè shū

I bought three books.

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