定量

Mandarin · pinyin dìng liàng

Meanings

  1. quantity
  2. fixed amount
  3. ration
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定
dìng · decide, settle, fix
量
liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
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4–4 · ding4 liang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ding6 loeng6

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verb

  1. to set a quantity; to ration
  2. (chemistry) to determine the quantity; to determine the amount of components in a substance

noun

  1. fixed quantity; ration

adj

  1. (attributive) quantitative

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