分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 总重 總重 zǒng zhòng gross weight / total weight 秤砣 chèng tuó steelyard weight / standard weight syn 斤 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g 差异 差異 chā yì difference / discrepancy syn 出入 chū rù to go out and come in / entrance and exit / expenditure and income / discrepancy / inconsistent syn 不爽 bù shuǎng not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate syn 反差 fǎn chā contrast / discrepancy syn 差额 差額 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference 歧异 歧異 qí yì difference / discrepancy syn 差 chā difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly syn 失之毫厘，谬以千里 失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差之千里 失之毫釐，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差以千里 失之毫釐，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 误差通知 discrepancy letter 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 身材 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure syn 重量 zhòng liàng weight / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight 不算 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight syn 体重 體重 tǐ zhòng body weight 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful syn 承载 承載 chéng zài to bear the weight / to sustain syn 加权 加權 jiā quán (math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc) 塑身 sù shēn body sculpting (weight loss and exercise) 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 权重 權重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth) 净重 淨重 jìng zhòng net weight syn 发胖 發胖 fā pàng to put on weight / to get fat syn 举重 舉重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports) 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 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 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 哑铃 啞鈴 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight) 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) syn 千斤顶 千斤頂 qiān jīn dǐng jack (for lifting weight) syn 毛重 máo zhòng gross weight 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 支承 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building) 净含量 淨含量 jìng hán liàng net weight 斤两 斤兩 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance 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 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 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 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 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 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 原子量 yuán zǐ liàng atomic weight / atomic mass 钱 錢 qián coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3] 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 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 衡 héng to weigh / weight / measure 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 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 爰 yuán therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money 砣 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel 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) 锱 錙 zī ancient weight / one-eighth of a tael 锾 鍰 huán ancient unit of weight / money 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 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight syn 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 背包袱 bēi bāo fú to have a weight on one's mind / to take on a mental burden syn 比威力 bǐ wēi lì yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon) 贔 bì able to support great weight 鐶 huán (ancient weight) / metal ring 减掉 減掉 jiǎn diào to subtract / to lose (weight) syn 载重能力 載重能力 zài zhòng néng lì weight-carrying capacity 瑱 zhèn jade weight 硾 zhuì iodide / to weight 一言为重 一言為重 yī yán wéi zhòng each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom) 卸肩儿 卸肩兒 xiè jiān r lit. a weight off one's shoulders / fig. to resign a post / to lay down a burden / to be relieved of a job 市两 市兩 shì liǎng Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams 常衡制 cháng héng zhì Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) 拿架子 ná jià zi to throw one's weight around / to put on airs syn 掉秤 diào chèng to lose weight (of cattle) 掉膘 diào biāo to lose weight (of cattle) 瘦身 shòu shēn to lose weight (intentionally) / to slim down / (Tw) to downsize (a business) 皮重 pí zhòng tare weight 荷重 hè zhòng weight load / load capacity syn 质量数 質量數 zhì liàng shù atomic weight of an element / atomic mass 身才 shēn cái stature / build (height and weight) / figure 重量单位 重量單位 zhòng liàng dān wèi unit of weight 