天平 (tiān píng) — scales, balance (for weighing)
Definition
天平 is the two-pan laboratory balance (a beam with two trays and a pointer). Compare 秤, the general everyday Chinese steelyard or platform scale.
noun
scalesbalance (for weighing)
Measure word · 台
Easily confused
Examples
- 天平。Shí yàn shì lǐ de tiān píng fēi cháng jīng què.The scales in the lab are very precise.
- 天平。Tā yòng tiān píng chēng chū le wǔ bǎi kè miàn fěn.He used the scale to weigh out five hundred grams of flour.
- 天平。tiān píng De liǎng duān gè fàng yí gè fǎ mǎ cái néng píng héng.Only by placing a weight on each end of the balance can it be balanced.
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