秤 (chèng) — steelyard; Chinese scale (a balance with a beam and sliding weight)
Definition
秤 (chèng) is a traditional balance-style scale with a beam and sliding weight, like a steelyard. Compare 天平 (a lab balance with two pans) and 磅 (also a scale, plus a weight unit).
noun
steelyardChinese scale (a balance with a beam and sliding weight)
Measure word · 台
Examples
- 秤。Bǎ yú fàng dào chèng shàng chēng yi chēng zhòng liàng.Put the fish on the scale and weigh it.
- 秤。Lǎo nǎi nai hái yòng nà gān jiù chèng mǎi dōng xī.The old lady still uses that old steelyard to buy goods.
- 秤。Zhè tái chèng chēng dé fēi cháng zhǔn.This scale weighs very accurately.
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