Meaning of 杆秤
杆秤 means steelyard; traditional Chinese balance scale with a wooden beam, sliding counterweight (秤锤), and graduated markings (秤星). Pronounced gǎn chèng.
- steelyard; traditional Chinese balance scale with a wooden beam, sliding counterweight (秤锤), and graduated markings (秤星)
Definitions & Examples
Yé爷
ye爷
zhì至
jīn今
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
nà那
bǎ把
lǎo老
gǎn杆
chèng秤
。
Grandpa still keeps that old steelyard to this day.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
yòng用
gǎn杆
chèng秤
chēng称
le了
wǔ五
jīn斤
píng苹
guǒ果
。
The boss weighed five jin of apples with a steelyard.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
gǎn杆
chèng秤
xiàn现
zài在
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This kind of traditional steelyard is becoming increasingly rare.
Tā他
shú熟
liàn练
de地
bō拨
dòng动
chèng秤
chuí锤
，
jǐ几
miǎo秒
zhōng钟
jiù就
chēng称
hǎo好
le了
zhòng重
liàng量
。
He skillfully adjusted the counterweight and finished weighing in a few seconds.