量度

liángdù
verb #84,833

Meanings

  1. 1 to measure
  2. 2 measurement

Examples

HSK 5
Shíjiān shì nányǐ liángdù de cáifù.
Time is wealth that's hard to measure.
HSK 7-9
Gōngchéngshī yòng jīguāng liángdù dàqiáo de wèiyí.
Engineers use lasers to measure the bridge's displacement.

Tips

mistakes
is a tone-changing character. In 量度 (measure) it's liáng (rising tone, the verb 'to measure'). In 重量 ('weight') it's liàng (falling tone, the noun 'quantity'). Picking the wrong tone here is a common slip even for advanced learners.
register
More technical / formal than the everyday 测量. You'll see 量度 in physics, engineering and philosophical contexts (量度时间 = 'measure time').

Stroke Order

liàng