平衡 píng héng balance / equilibrium syn 算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books / to do the accounts / (fig.) to settle an account / to get one's revenge syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics) / balance beam 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance 借贷 借貸 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet syn 加料 jiā liào to feed in / to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) / to supply / fortified (with added material) 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 调剂 調劑 tiáo jì to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription syn 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power) / checks and balances 差额 差額 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference 相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up / to offset / to counterbalance syn 对比度 對比度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn 物欲 wù yù material desire / craving for material things 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 结余 結餘 jié yú balance / cash surplus syn 借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet) syn 均势 均勢 jūn shì equilibrium of forces / balance of power 贷方 貸方 dài fāng credit side (of a balance sheet) / creditor / lender syn 结存 結存 jié cún balance / cash in hand syn 算帐 算帳 suàn zhàng to reckon (accounting) / to balance an account / fig. to settle an account / to get one's revenge 天秤 tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit 资产负债表 資產負債表 zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo balance sheet 国际收支 國際收支 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments 生态平衡 生態平衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 熟料 shú liào worked material / chamotte (refractory ceramic material) syn 扯平 chě píng to make even / to balance / (fig.) to be even / to call it quits syn 杆秤 桿秤 gǎn chèng a steelyard (a type of balance) 约 約 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 秤 chèng steelyard balance / Roman balance / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 出超 chū chāo trade surplus / favorable balance of trade 磅秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance syn 试算表 試算表 shì suàn biǎo spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy) 弹簧秤 彈簧秤 tán huáng chèng spring balance 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 资料 資料 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish / waste material / useless person syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 炸药 炸藥 zhà yào explosive (material) syn 福利 fú lì material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare syn 曝光 pù guāng exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material) / to expose (a scandal to the public) syn 物证 物證 wù zhèng material evidence 原料 yuán liào raw material syn 浓度 濃度 nóng dù concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution) / consistency / thickness / density / viscosity syn 器材 qì cái equipment / material syn 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 素材 sù cái source material (in literature and art) syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete (building material) syn 残留物 殘留物 cán liú wù remnant / residue / material left over 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 存货 存貨 cún huò stock / inventory (of material) 爆炸物 bào zhà wù explosive (material) 废品 廢品 fèi pǐn production rejects / seconds / scrap / discarded material syn 笑料 xiào liào comedic material / (in reference to a person) laughingstock / butt of jokes syn 读物 讀物 dú wù reading material 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 火种 火種 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) 柴火 chái huo plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits syn 料子 liào zi material syn 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 实质性 實質性 shí zhì xìng substantive / substantial / material / considerable 隔热 隔熱 gé rè to insulate thermally / insulating (material, effect etc) 有形 yǒu xíng material / tangible / visible / shapely 面料 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 衣料 yī liào material for clothing syn 教材 jiào cái teaching material / CL:本[ben3] syn 实惠 實惠 shí huì tangible benefit / material advantages / cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount) syn 附属品 附屬品 fù shǔ pǐn accessory / affiliated material / adjunct 铺平 鋪平 pū píng to spread out (material) / to pave (the way, a road etc) syn 取材 qǔ cái to collect material 填料 tián liào packing material 浅显 淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible syn 蓝本 藍本 lán běn blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based syn 钢材 鋼材 gāng cái steel (as raw material) / steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc syn 抽调 抽調 chōu diào to transfer (personnel or material) 派生 pài shēng to produce (from sth else) / to derive (from raw material) / derivative 接济 接濟 jiē jì to give material assistance to syn 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery syn 导读 導讀 dǎo dú guide (e.g. book or other printed material) 史料 shǐ liào historical material or data 衍生物 yǎn shēng wù a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) 