量器measuring container

容纳限度capacity

• 他饭量大，吃得多。

  He's got a big appetite and eats lots.

• 她量小，忍受不了这种委曲。

  She's quite delicate and cannot take being wronged like this.

数量amount

• 零售量

  retail volume

• 粮食出口总量

  total amount of exported grain

• 一年的平均降雨量

  average annual rainfall

• 只需要很少的量

  only need a tiny amount

• 这是质的问题，而不是量的问题。

  This is a problem of quality, not quantity.

衡量to estimate

• 量力而行

  take action according to one's ability