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秤

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chèng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. steelyard
  2. 2. Roman balance

Words Containing 秤

盘秤
pán chèng

balance consisting of steelyard with a pan

秤砣
chèng tuó

steelyard weight

秤钩
chèng gōu

steelyard hook

秤杆
chèng gǎn

the beam of a steelyard

掉秤
diào chèng

to lose weight (of cattle)

秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

弹簧秤
tán huáng chèng

spring balance

磅秤
bàng chèng

scale

秤盘
chèng pán

the tray or pan of a steelyard

天秤座
tiān chèng zuò

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

抬秤
tái chèng

large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight

杆秤
gǎn chèng

a steelyard (a type of balance)

天秤
tiān chèng

balance scale

折秤
shé chèng

discrepancy in weight

秤锤
chèng chuí

steelyard weights

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