水平仪 (shuǐ píng yí) — level (tool used in carpentry, construction, or surveying to check if a surface is horizontal or vertical)

Definition

Examples

• 他用水平仪检查了桌面是否平整。
  Tā yòng shuǐ píng yí jiǎn chá le zhuō miàn shì fǒu píng zhěng.
  He used a level to check whether the tabletop was flat.
• 装修工人需要一把好的水平仪。
  Zhuāng xiū gōng rén xū yào yì bǎ hǎo de shuǐ píng yí.
  Renovation workers need a good level.
• 这个水平仪不太准，换一个吧。
  Zhè ge shuǐ píng yí bú tài zhǔn, huàn yí gè ba.
  This level isn't very accurate — let's switch to another one.