Chinese word

海量

Pronunciation

Pinyinhǎi liàng

Meaning

  • adjectivehuge

Example

这个网站有海量的照片。zhè ge wǎng zhàn yǒu hǎi liàng de zhào piān

This website has a huge number of photos.

Illustration for 海量 (huge)

More examples

云平台可以存储海量的数据。yún píng tái ké yǐ cún chǔ hǎi liàng de shù jù

The cloud platform can store massive amounts of data.

Core concept

A vast store of items or information extends beyond a complete count or survey.

Common phrases

  • 海量数据hǎi liàng shù jù

    massive amounts of data

  • 海量图片hǎi liàng tú piàn

    massive numbers of pictures

  • 海量资源hǎi liàng zī yuán

    massive amounts of resources

Similar words

很多hěn duō: A lot of people or things in common spoken language.
大量dà liàng: A large quantity of physical things, information, or other material.
许多xǔ duō: A considerable number of people or things.
众多zhòng duō: A large number of people or things in a formal written context.

Definition in Chinese

表示数量极其庞大或范围极广，常用于形容难以全部列举的照片、视频、数据等。biǎo shì shù liàng jí qí páng dà huò fàn wéi jí guǎng cháng yòng yú xíng róng nán yǐ quán bù liè jǔ de zhào piān shì pín shù jù děng

Word origin

The compound 海 (hǎi, "sea") + 量 (liàng, "quantity") treats a very large amount as if it were an ocean, which makes its huge scale easy to remember.

Usage tips

  • For everyday speech, this word is useful for recognizing claims about the scale of online content, even though ordinary conversations often use simpler quantity wording instead.

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