定量

dìngliàng

verb #38,604

Meanings

1 quantitative
2 to fix the amount of
3 fixed amount; ration

Characters

to fix; to determine

quantity; amount

Examples

HSK 5

研究人员用定量的方法比较了两组数据。

Yánjiū rényuán yòng dìngliàng de fāngfǎ bǐjiào le liǎng zǔ shùjù.

The researchers compared the two sets of data using quantitative methods.

HSK 6

那个年代，粮食和油都按定量供应。

Nàge niándài, liángshi hé yóu dōu àn dìngliàng gōngyìng.

In that era, grain and cooking oil were both rationed.

Tips

usage

定量 'fix the amount' pairs with 定性 'fix the nature': 定量分析 is quantitative analysis, 定性分析 qualitative analysis. In China's planned-economy decades, 定量 was also each person's fixed monthly ration of grain and oil, bought with coupons.

Stroke Order

定 dìng

量 liàng