度量衡
dù liàng héng
Pinyin

Definition

度量衡
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dù liàng héng
  1. measurement

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to pass
  2. 2 to spend (time)
  3. 3 measure
  4. 4 limit
  5. 5 extent
  6. 6 degree of intensity
  7. 7 degree (angles, temperature etc)
  8. 8 kilowatt-hour
  9. 9 classifier for events and occurrences
sù dù
  1. 1 speed
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 velocity
  4. 4 (music) tempo
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
yī dù
  1. 1 for a time
  2. 2 at one time
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
fèn liang
  1. 1 see 分量[fèn liang]
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
zài dù
  1. 1 once more
  2. 2 once again
  3. 3 one more time
fēn liàng
  1. 1 (vector) component
zhì dù
  1. 1 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
  2. 2 institution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
lì dù
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 vigor
  3. 3 efforts
  4. 4 (music) dynamics
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
Yìn dù
  1. 1 India
hòu dù
  1. 1 thickness
hán liàng
  1. 1 content
  2. 2 quantity contained
shāng liang
  1. 1 to consult
  2. 2 to talk over
  3. 3 to discuss
guó dù
  1. 1 country
  2. 2 nation
jūn héng
  1. 1 equal
  2. 2 balanced
  3. 3 harmony
  4. 4 equilibrium
dà dù
  1. 1 magnanimous
  2. 2 generous (in spirit)
dà liàng
  1. 1 great amount
  2. 2 large quantity
  3. 3 bulk
  4. 4 numerous
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 magnanimous
jì dù
  1. 1 quarter of a year
  2. 2 season (sports)
róng liàng
  1. 1 capacity
  2. 2 volume
  3. 3 quantitative (science)

Idioms (19)

人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
  1. 1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
  1. 1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
  2. 2 time crawls when one is wretched
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
  1. 1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
  1. 1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
  1. 1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
  1. 1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
  1. 1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
衡情酌理
héng qíng zhuó lǐ
  1. 1 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
衡酌
héng zhuó
  1. 1 to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
  3. 3 short form of idiom 衡情酌理
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
  1. 1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
  2. 2 You can only spend what you earn.
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
  1. 1 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
  2. 2 One does what one can.
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
  1. 1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 To live within one's means.

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