Chinese word

重量

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhòng liàng

Meaning

  • nounweight

Example

这个包裹的重量是3公斤。zhè ge bāo guǒ de zhòng liàng shì 3 gōng jīn

The weight of this package is 3 kilograms.

Illustration for 重量 (weight)

More examples

这台秤可以准确显示重量。zhè tái chèng ké yǐ zhǔn què xiǎn shì zhòng liàng

This scale can display the weight accurately.

Core concept

Heaviness treated as a number that a scale or physical measurement can show.

Common phrases

  • 称重量chēng zhòng liàng

    weigh

  • 包裹的重量bāo guǒ de zhòng liàng

    weight of a package

  • 测量重量cè liáng zhòng liàng

    measure weight

Similar words

体重tǐ zhòng: A person's body weight, usually measured in kilograms.
质量zhì liàng: The amount of matter in an object, a scientific quantity measured in grams or kilograms.

Definition in Chinese

表示物体的重量，是通过秤或力学方法测量得到的数量。biǎo shì wù tǐ de zhòng liàng shì tōng guò chèng huò lì xué fāng fǎ cè liáng dé dào de shù liàng

Word origin

重量 (zhòngliàng, "weight") combines 重 (zhòng, "heavy") + 量 (liàng, "amount"), turning the idea of being heavy into a measurable quantity.

Usage tips

  • On labels, forms, and shipping notices, this noun often appears with a unit such as kilograms or grams, which makes the measured amount clear.

Other meanings

  • body weightnoun

Related words

  • 载重量zài zhòng liàngcarrying capacitynoun

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