毫升

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Understanding 毫升 (háoshēng)

毫升 is a unit of volume measurement equivalent to one-thousandth of a liter, commonly used in daily life to measure liquids such as water, milk, or medicine. It is a precise and practical unit especially useful in cooking, medicine, and scientific contexts.

Usage and Context

When using 毫升, it often appears with numbers to specify exact quantities, e.g., 100毫升, 500毫升. It is typically used with containers or measuring tools, such as bottles or measuring cups.

Common Collocations

  • (liàng)+ 毫升: to measure milliliters, used when specifying or requesting a precise volume.
  • 毫升/牛奶/: milliliters of water/milk/medicine, common in everyday contexts.
  • 毫升剂量: milliliter dosage, especially in medical or pharmaceutical contexts.

Tips

  • 毫升 is always a measure of volume, so it pairs naturally with liquids.
  • Do not confuse 毫升 with (shēng), which is a larger unit (1 = 1000毫升).
  • In conversation, specifying 毫升 helps avoid ambiguity when discussing quantities.

Using 毫升 correctly will help you communicate precise amounts clearly, especially in contexts like cooking recipes, medical instructions, or scientific measurements.

Example Sentences

This bottle contains 500 milliliters of water.

Please measure 100 milliliters of milk for me.

The medicine bottle indicates a dosage of 10 milliliters.