Chinese word

总量

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒng liàng

Meaning

  • nountotal amount

Example

这个项目的总量已经超过预期。zhè ge xiàng mù dì zǒng liàng yǐ jīng chāo guò yù qī

The total amount for this project has already exceeded expectations.

Illustration for 总量 (total amount)

More examples

去年全国能源总量有所下降。qù nián quán guó néng yuán zǒng liàng yóu suǒ xià jiàng

Last year, the total amount of energy in the country decreased somewhat.

Core concept

A complete quantity that includes every portion of something.

Common phrases

  • 进口总量jìn kǒu zǒng liàng

    total imports

  • 出口总量chū kǒu zǒng liàng

    total exports

  • 总量增长zǒng liàng zēng zhǎng

    increase in total amount

Similar words

总数zǒng shù: The total number of countable people or things.
数量shù liàng: The amount or number showing how much of something there is.
总和zǒng hé: The numerical result of adding several numbers together.
合计hé jì: The total found by adding several listed items together.

Definition in Chinese

某一事物或若干部分的数量合计。mǒu yí shì wù huò ruò gān bù fèn de shù liàng hé jì

Word origin

总量 (zǒngliàng, "total amount") joins 总 (zǒng, "complete") + 量 (liàng, "amount") to name the complete measured figure formed from them.

Usage tips

  • 总量 (zǒngliàng, "total amount") often appears with verbs meaning reach, exceed, or reduce, which marks it as the overall figure being tracked in a report.

Other meanings

  • full amountnoun

Related words

  • 生产总量shēng chǎn zǒng liàngtotal productionnoun
  • 消费总量xiāo fèi zǒng liàngtotal consumptionnoun

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