毫升

• 拼音: háo shēng
• 汉字拆解: 毫 = variant of 高 (tall) + 毛 (hair) — one thousandth; 升 = a ladle-shaped character, originally a unit of volume measurement

含义

Millilitre. A unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litre, used for measuring liquids.

Commonly found on beverage containers, medicine dosages, and cooking recipes. Abbreviated as ml in Chinese contexts as well. The prefix 毫 (one thousandth) combines with 升 (litre) following the standard metric system. Everyday contexts include drink sizes and medical prescriptions.

例句

1. 这瓶矿泉水是五百毫升的。
2. 医生让我每次喝十毫升的药水。
3. 请往杯子里加两百毫升的牛奶。

用法指南

语境: cooking, medicine, everyday

语气: technical

正确说法

• 这杯咖啡有三百毫升。(This cup of coffee is 300 millilitres.)
• 每次吃五毫升就够了。(Five millilitres each time is enough.)

错误说法

• 我喝了很多毫升的水 (Don't use 毫升 vaguely — specify the number; say 我喝了五百毫升的水 or simply 我喝了很多水)

起源与历史

毫 (háo, one thousandth) + 升 (shēng, litre) — one thousandth of a litre, following the Chinese metric prefix pattern.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal