容量

róngliàng

noun HSK 7-9 #19,357

Meanings

Literally 'contain quantity' — how much something can hold

这个水瓶的容量是500毫升。

Zhège shuǐpíng de róngliàng shì wǔ bǎi háoshēng.

This water bottle has a capacity of 500 milliliters.

手机的存储容量越来越大了。

Shǒujī de cúnchǔ róngliàng yuèláiyuè dà le.

Phone storage capacity is getting bigger and bigger.

usage

容量 is used for both physical volume (水瓶的容量) and digital storage (存储容量, 内存容量). For measuring area or spatial size, use 面积 (miànjī) instead.

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