"秤" Chinese-English Dictionary

秤 chēng

HSK: HSK 6

Unicode: U+79E4

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
秤	chèng	steelyard balance / Roman balance / CL:臺\|台[tai2]	syn
秤	chēng	to weigh (variant of 稱\|称[cheng1])	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
秤砣	chèng tuó	steelyard weight / standard weight	syn
秤杆秤桿	chèng gǎn	the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm
秤盘秤槃	chèng pán	the tray or pan of a steelyard balance
秤锤秤錘	chèng chuí	steelyard weights	syn
秤钩秤鉤	chèng gōu	steelyard hook
秤坨	chèng tuó	variant of 秤砣[cheng4 tuo2]

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
天秤	tiān chèng	balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]
杆秤桿秤	gǎn chèng	a steelyard (a type of balance)
磅秤	bàng chèng	scale / platform balance	syn
案秤	àn chèng	counter scale / bench scale	syn
掉秤	diào chèng	to lose weight (of cattle)
复秤復秤	fù chèng	to reweigh
鬼秤	guǐ chèng	(coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
假秤	jiǎ chèng	rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
盘秤盤秤	pán chèng	balance consisting of steelyard with a pan / CL:臺\|台[tai2]
桥秤橋秤	qiáo chèn	weighbridge
折秤	shé chèng	discrepancy in weight
抬秤	tái chèng	large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
台秤檯秤	tái chèng	platform scale / (dialect) counter scale / bench scale	syn
天秤座	tiān chèng zuò	Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
弹簧秤彈簧秤	tán huáng chèng	spring balance