海量

hǎiliàng

adjective HSK 7-9 #39,306

Meanings

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

Characters

quantity; volume

Examples

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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