秤
chēng
Pinyin

Definition

秤
 - 
chèng
  1. steelyard
  2. Roman balance
  3. CL:臺|台[tái]
秤
 - 
chēng
  1. variant of 稱|称[chēng], to weigh

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

天秤座
Tiān chèng zuò
  1. 1 Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
天秤
tiān chèng
  1. 1 balance scale
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [tiān píng]
秤
chēng
  1. 1 variant of 稱|称[chēng], to weigh
杆秤
gǎn chèng
  1. 1 a steelyard (a type of balance)
磅秤
bàng chèng
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 platform balance
秤盘
chèng pán
  1. 1 the tray or pan of a steelyard
秤砣
chèng tuó
  1. 1 steelyard weight
  2. 2 standard weight

Idioms (1)

秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
  1. 1 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
  2. 2 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
  3. 3 for want of a nail the battle was lost

Sample Sentences

托盘下方是一个电子秤，通过对比扫描仪识别的数据和实测重量，可以算出是否有商品被遮盖。
tuōpán xiàfāng shì yīgē diànzǐbàng ，tōngguò duìbǐ sǎomiáoyí shíbié de shùjù hé shícè zhòngliàng ，kěyǐ suàn chū shìfǒu yǒu shāngpǐn bèi zhēgài 。
Under the pastry tray is an electronic scale which compares the weight with the weight of the items scanned to check if any items have been overlooked
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好，我就要那根萝卜。再帮我秤一斤菠菜，贵是贵，不吃青菜也不行。
hǎo ，wǒ jiùyào nà gēn luóbo 。zài bāng wǒ chèng yī jīn bōcài ，guì shì guì ，bù chī qīngcài yě bùxíng 。
OK, then I want that radish. Get me a half kilogram of spinach too. It may be expensive but I have to have some green vegetables.
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哦，那是秤，可以量身高，也可以称体重。
ò ，nà shì chèng ，kěyǐ liáng shēngāo ，yě kěyǐ chēng tǐzhòng 。
Oh, it's a scale. It can measure your height, and also weigh you.
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