Writing
打量 (dǎ liang) — how to say "to size up" in Chinese
打量
To size up, to look over
verb
Character composition
打
to hit, to do
量
to measure, quantity
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
里
Village
#166 · lǐ · 7 strokes
Collocations
仔细打量
zǐ xì dǎ liang
to scrutinize
上下打量
shàng xià dǎ liang
to look someone up and down
打量一番
dǎ liang yī fān
to give a once-over
Examples
他仔细地打量了一下房间里的每个人。
He carefully looked over every person in the room.
他打量我。
He sized me up.
Frequently asked questions
Size up in Chinese
"to size up" in Chinese is 打量 (dǎ liang).
打量 meaning
打量 (dǎ liang) means "To size up, to look over".
How is 打量 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎ liang (written as da liang, daliang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to size up" in Chinese characters?
It is written 打量: 打 has 5 strokes, 量 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 打量?
打量 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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