Chinese word

份量

Pronunciation

Pinyinfèn liàng

Meaning

  • nounportion size

Example

这道菜的份量刚好够两人吃。zhè dào cài de fèn liàng gāng hǎo gòu liǎng rén chī

The portion size of this dish is just right for two people.

Illustration for 份量 (portion size)

More examples

我们把份量分成三份。wǒ men bǎ fèn liàng fēn chéng sān fèn

We divide the portion into three parts.

Core concept

The amount contained in one divided share, especially the food set aside for a person or group.

Common phrases

  • 份量足够fèn liàng zú gòu

    sufficient portion size

  • 份量太少fèn liàng tài shǎo

    portion too small

  • 控制份量kòng zhì fèn liàng

    control portion size

Similar words

分量fèn liàng: The amount or weight of food, ingredients, or other materials.
一份yí fèn: One serving or one share of food or another divided item.
份数fèn shù: The number of portions or shares into which something is divided.

Definition in Chinese

表示某物的数量或大小，常用于食物或可分配的物品，指一份的多少。biǎo shì mǒu wù de shù liàng huò dà xiǎo cháng yòng yú shí wù huò kě fēn pèi de wù pǐn zhǐ yí fèn de duō shǎo

Word origin

份 (fèn, "share") + 量 (liàng, "amount") combines an allocated part with the amount it contains.

Usage tips

  • In restaurant comments, this word naturally takes judgments such as "enough" or "too little", so it describes serving adequacy rather than flavor.

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