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测量

cè liáng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 測量

测量 (cè liáng) means "to measure, survey". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 测量 means

1. survey
2. to measure
3. to gauge
4. to determine

The characters in 测量

• 测cèto survey; to measure; to conjecture
• 量liàngcapacity; quantity; amount

Example sentences

• 三次测量，一次切除。
  Sāncì cèliáng, yīcì qiēchú.
  Measure thrice, cut once.
• 我们测量了这条河的深度。
  Wǒmen cèliáng le zhè tiáo hé de shēndù.
  We measured the depth of the river.
• 气压表是一种用来测量大气压力的仪器，主要用于研究气候和测量高度。
  The barometer is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, especially used to study climate and to determine altitudes.

Words starting with 测量

• 测量工具cè liáng gōng jùgauge; measuring tool
• 测量船cè liáng chuánsurvey vessel

Words containing 测量

• 大地测量学dà dì cè liáng xuégeodesy
• 颅测量lú cè liángcraniometry
• 三角测量法sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎtriangulation (surveying)

Where 测量 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · cǎo–chà (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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