Chinese Conversation · Level 37
90 words
Chinese word
毫升
Pronunciation
Pinyinháo shēng
Meaning
- nounmilliliter
Example
这个瓶子有500毫升。zhè ge píng zi yǒu 500 háo shēng
This bottle contains 500 milliliters.
More examples
医生建议一次服用10毫升的药水。yī shēng jiàn yì yí cì fú yòng 10 háo shēng de yào shuǐ
The doctor recommends taking 10 milliliters of liquid medicine at a time.
Core concept
A very small, precisely measured volume for liquids such as medicine, drinks, and cooking ingredients.
Common phrases
一毫升yì háo shēng
one milliliter
10毫升10 háo shēng
10 milliliters
多少毫升duō shǎo háo shēng
how many milliliters
Similar words
升shēng: A unit of liquid volume used to measure drinks, containers, and other amounts of liquid.
立方厘米lì fāng lí mǐ: A unit of volume equal to the space inside a cube measuring one centimeter on each side.
Definition in Chinese
容积单位，等于一升的千分之一，相当于一立方厘米，常用于药物剂量、饮料与烹饪等场合。róng jī dān wèi děng yú yì shēng de qiān fēn zhī yī xiāng dāng yú yí lì fāng lí mǐ cháng yòng yú yào wù jì liàng yǐn liào yǔ pēng rèn děng chǎng hé
Word origin
毫 (háo, "tiny amount") + 升 (shēng, "liter") names one thousandth of a liter.
Usage tips
- On labels and in recipes, a number followed by 毫升 (háoshēng, "milliliters") gives a small liquid quantity, while mL is the same unit in international notation.