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 标准 標準 biāo zhǔn standard / norm / criterion / (adjective) standard / good / correct / conforming to a standard 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 国标 國標 guó biāo national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3]) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞[guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3]) 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 标准间 標準間 biāo zhǔn jiān standard (hotel) room / two-person room of standard size and amenities / abbr. to 標間|标间[biao1 jian1] 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) 锱 錙 zī ancient weight / one-eighth of a tael 准 準 zhǔn accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 合格 hé gé to meet the standard required / qualified / eligible (voter etc) syn 准则 準則 zhǔn zé norm / standard / criterion syn 及格 jí gé to pass an exam or a test / to meet a minimum standard syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 规范 規範 guī fàn norm / standard / specification / regulation / rule / within the rules / to fix rules / to regulate / to specify syn 国标舞 國標舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 规格 規格 guī gé standard / norm / specification syn 达标 達標 dá biāo to reach a set standard syn 降格 jiàng gé to downgrade / to lower the standard / degrading / humiliating syn 基准 基準 jī zhǔn (surveying) datum / standard / criterion / benchmark syn 西格玛 西格瑪 xī gé mǎ sigma (Greek letter Σσ) / (symbol for standard deviation in statistics) 开间 開間 kāi jiān unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3] / width of a room / (architecture) bay syn 审美观 審美觀 shěn měi guān esthetic conception / esthetic point of view / standard 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin syn 为准 為準 wéi zhǔn to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc) 本位 běn wèi standard / one's own department or unit syn 标准时 標準時 biāo zhǔn shí standard time 正音 zhèng yīn standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation syn 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 国际标准 國際標準 guó jì biāo zhǔn international standard 技术标准 技術標準 jì shù biāo zhǔn technology standard 不规范 不規範 bù guī fàn not standard / abnormal / irregular 规范性 規範性 guī fàn xìng normal / standard 排放标准 排放標準 emission standard / emission requirement 行为准则 行為準則 xíng wéi zhǔn zé code of conduct / standard of conduct 