Definition

Examples

• 他掂了一下那个西瓜，觉得太重了。
  Tā diān le yí xià nà ge xīguā, juéde tài zhòng le.
  He hefted the watermelon and thought it was too heavy.
• 你掂一下这个袋子，看看有多重。
  Nǐ diān yí xià zhè ge dàizi, kànkan yǒu duō zhòng.
  Heft this bag and see how heavy it is.
• 我刚掂了这瓶水，大概两斤。
  Wǒ gāng diān le zhè píng shuǐ, dàgài liǎng jīn.
  I just hefted this bottle of water; it's about two pounds.