Chinese word

流量

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú liàng

Meaning

  • noundata usage

Example

开会时共享屏幕会用很多流量。kāi huì shí gòng xiǎng píng mù huì yòng hěn duō liú liàng

Sharing a screen during a meeting uses a lot of data.

Illustration for 流量 (data usage)

More examples

他已经用完流量，现在只能连接公共WiFi。tā yǐ jīng yòng wán liú liàng xiàn zài zhǐ néng lián jiē gōng gòng WiFi

He has already used up his data, so now he can only connect to public Wi-Fi.

Core concept

A running total of digital information carried by a network, separate from how fast the network carries it.

Common phrases

  • 流量充值liú liàng chōng zhí

    data top-up

  • 节省流量jié shěng liú liàng

    save data

  • 手机流量不足shǒu jī liú liàng bù zú

    insufficient mobile data

Similar words

带宽dài kuān: The capacity of a connection to send and receive data at the same time.
数据量shù jù liàng: A measured total of data created, saved, or transmitted during a period or task.
传输量chuán shū liàng: A measured amount of data transported through a network or other communication path.
吞吐量tūn tǔ liàng: The amount of data a device or network connection processes or sends in a given time.

Definition in Chinese

指在一定时间内通过网络传输的数据总量，常用于计费和统计，通常以MB或GB计量。zhǐ zài yí dìng shí jiān nèi tōng guò wǎng luò chuán shū de shù jù zǒng liàng cháng yòng yú jì fèi hé tǒng jì tōng cháng yǐ MB huò GB jì liàng

Word origin

The compound 流量 (liúliàng, "data usage") names information as something that flows and can be measured as a quantity.

Usage tips

  • When checking a phone plan, both the amount already used and the amount still available may be discussed with this noun, so context identifies which one is meant.

Other meanings

  • data trafficnoun

Related words

  • 流量充值liú liàng chōng zhídata top-upnoun
  • 流量卡liú liàng kǎdata SIM cardnoun

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