量器

liángqì

noun #32,251

Measure Word

一件量器 jiàn

Meanings

1 measuring vessel
2 measuring instrument

Characters

vessel / instrument

Examples

化学实验需要精确的量器。

Huàxué shíyàn xūyào jīngquè de liángqì.

Chemistry experiments need precise measuring vessels.

古代的量器有斗、升、合等。

Gǔdài de liángqì yǒu dǒu, shēng, gé děng.

Ancient measuring vessels included the dou, sheng, and ge.

Tips

usage

Note the reading: 量 here is liáng (to measure, verb-derived), not liàng (quantity). 量器 is the general term — for graduated lab glassware specifically use 量筒 or 量杯.

Stroke Order

量 liàng

器 qì