估量

gūliáng

verb #25,372

Meanings

1 to estimate
2 to assess
3 to appraise
4 to gauge

Characters

to estimate; to appraise

to measure; to assess

Examples

这场灾害造成的损失很难估量。

Zhè chǎng zāihài zàochéng de sǔnshī hěn nán gūliáng.

The losses caused by this disaster are difficult to estimate.

专家估量了项目的实施风险。

Zhuānjiā gūliáng le xiàngmù de shíshī fēngxiǎn.

Experts assessed the implementation risks of the project.

无法估量他对这个行业的影响。

Wúfǎ gūliáng tā duì zhège hángyè de yǐngxiǎng.

It is impossible to gauge his impact on this industry.

Tips

usage

估量 often appears in negative constructions like 难以估量 (nányǐ gūliáng, difficult to estimate) or 无法估量 (wúfǎ gūliáng, impossible to measure), expressing that something is beyond quantification.

Stroke Order

估 gū

量 liàng