排水量

páishuǐliàng
noun #65,779

Meanings

  1. 1 displacement (of a ship)
  2. 2 drainage volume / discharge volume

Examples

HSK 6
Xiàshuǐdào de páishuǐliàng zài bàoyǔ shí yánzhòng bùzú.
The drainage capacity of the sewers is seriously inadequate during storms.
HSK 7-9
Zhè sōu hángkōng mǔjiàn de páishuǐliàng chāoguò shí wàn dūn.
This aircraft carrier has a displacement of over 100,000 tons.

Tips

usage
Two senses: (1) naval - the weight of water a ship displaces, used to size warships; (2) hydraulic engineering - the volume of water a pipe or channel can discharge per unit time. Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

pái
shuǐ
liàng