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  *钱* | 钱* | *钱
coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两
HSK 1
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  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
HSK 1
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  *斤* | 斤* | *斤
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
HSK 2
to lose weight
HSK 4
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  *掉* | 掉* | *掉
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)
HSK 2
body weight
HSK 4
to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports)
HSK 7-9
to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
HSK 7-9
weight / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
stature / build (height and weight) / figure
HSK 4
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  *瘦* | 瘦* | *瘦
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
HSK 5
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
atomic weight / atomic mass
old system / weights and measures of former times
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  *镮* | 镮* | *镮
(ancient weight) / metal ring
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
to lose weight
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  *码* | 码* | *码
(archaic) agate / (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale / number / (computing) code / (clothing) size / yard (unit of length) / (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references) / (coll.) to pile up; to stack / classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事 "not the same thing") / (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)
HSK 7-9
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
(math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc)
system of weights and measures
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline
HSK 7-9
to give short weight
quantity; weight; measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density
HSK 7-9
to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
to bear the weight / to sustain
HSK 7-9
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  *磅* | 磅* | *磅
scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) / (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
HSK 7-9
to support / to bear (a weight) / to prop up
to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm
(of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
body weight / dimensions
gross weight / total weight
as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
font weight
to burn fat; to lose weight (through diet or exercise)
weight-carrying capacity
dumbbell (weight)
body sculpting (weight loss and exercise)
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
net weight
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
to subtract / to lose (weight)
to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
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  *氕* | 氕* | *氕
protium 1H / light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1
net weight
to put on weight / to get fat
bossy and domineering / throwing one's weight about
weight / (fig.) importance
weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡 / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
to support / to bear the weight of (a building)
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc); (fig.) class (level of capability)
to weigh oneself; to measure sb's weight
to lose weight (of cattle)
to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful
to lose weight (intentionally) / to slim down / (Tw) to downsize (a business)
lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)
magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc) / (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc
scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
standard weight (used on a balance scale)
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
weight training (Tw)
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  *氘* | 氘* | *氘
deuterium 2H / heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2
to have a weight on one's mind / to take on a mental burden
tare weight
(coll.) numeral / counter; chip; token / (old) ready money; cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale)
steelyard weights
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  *喱* | 喱* | *喱
grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams) / Taiwan pr. [li3]
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  *锤* | 锤* | *锤
hammer / to hammer into shape / weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) / to strike with a hammer
weight training
dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle
dead weight ton
lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight
to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider / to deliberate
to give short weight
to give short weight
truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)
(coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)
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
to lose weight dramatically
system of weights and measures
to throw one's weight around / to put on airs
to gain weight dramatically
discrepancy in weight
yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
high pressure / bearing a heavy weight
unit of weight
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  *锾* | 锾* | *锾
ancient unit of weight / money
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  *衡* | 衡* | *衡
to weigh / weight / measure
steelyard weight / standard weight
atomic weight of an element / atomic mass
stature / build (height and weight) / figure
each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom)
(of livestock) to fatten up / to put on weight

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