秤
chèng
HSK 6
#3,728 most
frequent character
steelyard, Roman balance
noun
Measure words:台 tái
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
秤 chèng joins 禾 grain with 平 balanced. Weighing grain fairly gave the first sense, a weighing instrument. The meaning grew to scale or balance.
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Example Sentences
我需要一个秤来称重这个水果。
wǒ xūyào yígè chèng lái chēng zhòng zhègè shuǐguǒ 。
I need a scale to weigh this fruit.
这个秤可以精确到克。
zhègè chèng kěyǐ jīngquè dào kè 。
This scale can measure precisely down to grams.
在市场上，我们经常使用秤来买卖商品。
zài shìchǎng shàng ， wǒmen jīngcháng shǐyòng chèng lái mǎimài shāngpǐn 。
At the market, we often use scales to buy and sell goods.
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