Chinese Conversation · Level 63
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Chinese word
容量
Pronunciation
Pinyinróng liàng
Meaning
- nouncapacity
Example
这个包的容量能装下笔记本吗？zhè ge bāo de róng liàng néng zhuāng xià bǐ jì běn ma
Does this bag have enough capacity to hold a laptop?
More examples
手机的存储容量不够，得清理照片。shǒu jī de cún chǔ róng liàng bú gòu děi qīng lǐ zhào piān
The phone does not have enough storage capacity, so I need to clean up some photos.
Core concept
The available room inside something, measured by how much it can hold or store.
Common phrases
存储容量cún chǔ róng liàng
storage capacity
最大容量zuì dà róng liàng
maximum capacity
剩余容量shèng yú róng liàng
remaining capacity
额定容量é dìng róng liàng
rated capacity
Similar words
体积tǐ jī: The three-dimensional space occupied by a physical object.
容积róng jī: The amount of three-dimensional space inside a container or enclosed area.
容纳量róng nà liàng: The total amount of material or number of people that a space or container can hold.
存储容量cún chǔ róng liàng: The amount of data that a device or storage medium can save.
Definition in Chinese
指容器、空间或设备所能容纳的体积、数量或可保存的数据量。zhǐ róng qì kōng jiān huò shè bèi suǒ néng róng nà de tǐ jī shù liàng huò kě bǎo cún de shù jù liàng
Word origin
容量 (róngliàng, "capacity") joins 容 (róng, "to contain") with 量 (liàng, "amount"), linking an enclosing space to the quantity that fits inside it.
Usage tips
- Everyday questions about this feature usually sound clearer with a number and unit, such as liters for a thermos or gigabytes for a memory card.
Other meanings
- volumenoun