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 原子弹 原子彈 yuán zǐ dàn atomic bomb / A-bomb 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 原子 yuán zǐ atom / atomic 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 原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 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) 原子核 yuán zǐ hé atomic nucleus 马兰 馬蘭 mǎ lán Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang syn 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 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 道尔顿 道爾頓 dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory 砣 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel syn 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 原子钟 原子鐘 yuán zǐ zhōng atomic clock 核裂变 核裂變 hé liè biàn atomic fission / nuclear fission / fission 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 原子论 原子論 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory 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) 锱 錙 zī ancient weight / one-eighth of a tael 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight syn 背包袱 bēi bāo fú to have a weight on one's mind / to take on a mental burden syn 瘦身 shòu shēn to lose weight (intentionally) / to slim down / (Tw) to downsize (a business) 配重 pèi zhòng bobweight / (diving) weight 氕 piē protium 1H / light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1 镮 鐶 huán (ancient weight) / metal ring 原子武器 yuán zǐ wǔ qì atomic weapon syn 原子序数 原子序數 yuán zǐ xù shù atomic number 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 秤砣虽小压千斤 秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost 衡情酌理 héng qíng zhuó lǐ to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom) / to weigh and consider / to deliberate 浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight 质量数 質量數 zhì liàng shù atomic weight of an element / atomic mass 特殊原子爆破弹 特殊原子爆破彈 special atomic demolition munition / atomic landmine 国际原子能机构 國際原子能機構 guó jì yuán zǐ néng jī gòu International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 国际原子能结构 國際原子能結構 guó jì yuán zǐ néng jié gòu International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 内爆法原子弹 內爆法原子彈 nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn implosion atomic bomb 日本原子能研究所 rì běn yuán zǐ néng yán jiū suǒ Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute 提前起爆 tí qián qǐ bào "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire) / preinitiation 原子爆破弹药 原子爆破彈藥 yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào atomic demolition munition 原子科学家 原子科學家 yuán zǐ kē xué jiā atomic scientist / nuclear scientist 原子科学家通报 原子科學家通報 yuán zǐ kē xué jiā tōng bào Journal of Atomic Scientists 原子质量 原子質量 yuán zǐ zhì liàng atomic mass 中国国家原字能机构 中國國家原字能機構 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zì néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) 中国国家原子能机构 中國國家原子能機構 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) 原子半径 原子半徑 yuán zǐ bàn jìng atomic radius 原子反应堆 原子反應堆 yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī atomic reactor 原子堆 yuán zǐ duī atomic pile (original form of nuclear reactor) 原子能发电站 原子能發電站 yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn atomic power station 巴拉迪 bā lā dí Mohamed ElBaradei (1942-), Director of International Atomic Energy Agency 1997-2009 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate 