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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *秤* | 秤* | *秤
steelyard balance; Roman balance / CL: 臺|台
HSK 7-9
to weigh sth
large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
the beam of a steelyard / a balance arm
spring balance
steelyard weights
scale / platform balance
balance consisting of steelyard with a pan / CL: 臺|台
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *秤* | 秤* | *秤
to weigh (variant of 稱|称)
balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]
steelyard weight / standard weight
discrepancy in weight
counter scale; bench scale
to lose weight (of cattle)
platform scale / (dialect) counter scale; bench scale
rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
steelyard hook
(coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
to reweigh
a steelyard (a type of balance)
variant of 秤砣
the tray or pan of a steelyard balance
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


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