No. 515 in Chinese
大量
A large amount.
In a sentence
今天我们接收到大量的邮件。
Today, we received a large amount of emails.
In this sentence, '大量' is used as an adjective to describe the noun '邮件', indicating a significant quantity.
科学家发现大量新物种。
Scientists discovered a large number of new species.
Here, '大量' modifies '新物种', emphasizing the considerable number of items discovered.
我们需要大量努力才能完成这个项目。
We need a lot of effort to complete this project.
'大量' in this context emphasizes the significant extent of the effort required, underlining the substantial amount needed.
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