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度量
dùliàng
Description
“度量”常常用来说一个人能不能容忍别人的错误或者不同的意见。
"度量" is often used to describe whether a person can tolerate others' mistakes or differing opinions.
如果一个人度量大，他就不会为小事生气。
If a person has a big 度量, he won't get angry over small matters.
Meanings
度量dùliàng
tolerance; magnanimity; open-mindedness
他很有度量，从不计较小事。
He is very magnanimous and never fusses over small matters.
度量duóliàng
to measure; to estimate
我们用尺子度量桌子的长度。
We measure the length of the table with a ruler.
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Notes
- Reading
as a noun (tolerance) it is dùliàng; as a verb (to measure) it is duóliàng.
- Etymology
度 (measure/degree) + 量 (measure/capacity), literally one's capacity to accommodate.
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