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Definitions

  1. 1. steelyard
  2. 2. Roman balance

Words Containing 秤

天秤
tiān chèng

balance scale

天秤座
tiān chèng zuò

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

弹簧秤
tán huáng chèng

spring balance

折秤
shé chèng

discrepancy in weight

抬秤
tái chèng

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

掉秤
diào chèng

to lose weight (of cattle)

杆秤
gǎn chèng

a steelyard (a type of balance)

盘秤
pán chèng

balance consisting of steelyard with a pan

磅秤
bàng chèng

scale

秤杆
chèng gǎn

the beam of a steelyard

秤盘
chèng pán

the tray or pan of a steelyard

秤砣
chèng tuó

steelyard weight

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)

秤钩
chèng gōu

steelyard hook

秤锤
chèng chuí

steelyard weights

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