里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn 两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 体重 體重 tǐ zhòng body weight 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight 重量 zhòng liàng weight / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 如释重负 如釋重負 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind syn 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 发胖 發胖 fā pàng to put on weight / to get fat syn 承载 承載 chéng zài to bear the weight / to sustain syn 举重 舉重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports) 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) syn 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 拖拉 tuō lā to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams syn 坠子 墜子 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 哑铃 啞鈴 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight) 千斤顶 千斤頂 qiān jīn dǐng jack (for lifting weight) syn 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful syn 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 重压 重壓 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 斤两 斤兩 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance syn 秤砣 chèng tuó steelyard weight / standard weight syn 加权 加權 jiā quán (math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc) 毛重 máo zhòng gross weight syn 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 塑身 sù shēn body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) 权重 權重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth) 净重 淨重 jìng zhòng net weight syn 幽州 yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing 支承 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building) 净含量 淨含量 jìng hán liàng net weight 飞扬跋扈 飛揚跋扈 fēi yáng bá hù bossy and domineering / throwing one's weight about syn 重码 重碼 zhòng mǎ weight code 总重 總重 zǒng zhòng gross weight / total weight 市斤 shì jīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg 消渴 xiāo kě condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes 钱 錢 qián coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3] syn 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 磅 bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn 码 碼 mǎ weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc syn 瘦 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive syn 减掉 減掉 jiǎn diào to subtract / to lose (weight) syn 斤 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 砣 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel syn 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 原子量 yuán zǐ liàng atomic weight / atomic mass 爰 yuán therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money 锾 鍰 huán ancient unit of weight / money 敌众我寡 敵衆我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers syn 言之无物 言之無物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight syn 镒 鎰 yì ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 兩|两[liang3] 氘 dāo deuterium 2H / heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2 喱 lí grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams) / Taiwan pr. [li3] 锊 鋝 lüè (ancient unit of weight) 龠 yuè ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml) / ancient flute 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 石 shí rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient / old / age-old syn 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 古代 gǔ dài ancient times syn 护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) syn 大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn 特洛伊 tè luò yī ancient city of Troy 遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature syn 科林斯 kē lín sī Corinth, a city-state of ancient Greece / Corinth, a modern city in Greece / (name) Collins 远古 遠古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity / ancient times syn 云梯 雲梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain 传道 傳道 chuán dào to lecture on doctrine / to expound the wisdom of ancient sages / to preach / a sermon syn 久远 久遠 jiǔ yuǎn old / ancient / far away syn 鞑靼 韃靼 dá dá Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China) / Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia) 太保 tài bǎo a very high official in ancient China / juvenile delinquents 古城 gǔ chéng ancient city syn 旧书 舊書 jiù shū second-hand book / old book / ancient book syn 质子 質子 zhì zǐ proton (positively charged nuclear particle) / a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ throughout time / from ancient times (up to the present) syn 九州 jiǔ zhōu division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands syn 鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōu (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4] syn 传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom syn 大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial syn 古堡 gǔ bǎo ancient castle syn 郎中 láng zhōng doctor (Chinese medicine) / ancient official title / companions (respectful) syn 前言 qián yán preface / foreword / introduction / preamble / earlier remarks / earlier words / (literary) words of the ancient thinkers syn 古罗马 古羅馬 gǔ luó mǎ ancient Rome 自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times syn 