海量

hǎiliàng

adjective HSK 7 #39,306

Meanings

1 huge volume
2 enormous amount
3 magnanimous (in drinking capacity)

Characters

quantity; volume

Examples

互联网上有海量的信息。

Hùliánwǎng shàng yǒu hǎiliàng de xìnxī.

There is a huge volume of information on the internet.

海量数据需要强大的服务器来处理。

Hǎiliàng shùjù xūyào qiángdà de fúwùqì lái chǔlǐ.

Massive amounts of data require powerful servers to process.

Tips

usage

In modern usage, 海量 mostly means 'massive/huge' and is extremely common in tech contexts (海量数据 'big data'). The older meaning of having a high tolerance for alcohol is now less common.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

量 liàng