chèng
tuó

common
noun

Meaning of 秤砣

秤砣 means steelyard weight; sliding weight of a balance; counterweight. Pronounced chèng tuó.

  • steelyard weight; sliding weight of a balance; counterweight

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chèng
tuó
shì
tiě
zuò
de
 

This steelyard weight is made of iron.

Chèng
tuó
suī
xiǎo
qiān
jīn
 

Though the steelyard weight is small, it can press down a thousand jin. (Proverb: small things can have great power.)

chèng
tuó
guà
zài
chèng
gān
shàng
chēng
zhòng
 

He hung the counterweight on the steelyard beam to weigh something.

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