counter scale
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a small scale, usually placed on a counter
neutralThis type of scale is often used in small shops or market stalls for weighing goods. In some regions, it's also called '台秤' (táichèng).
Diàn店
zhǔ主
yòng用
àn案
chèng秤
chēng称
le了
èr二
jīn斤
chá茶
yè叶
。
The shopkeeper weighed two jin of tea leaves using the counter scale.
Zhè这
ge个
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
de的
měi每
gè个
tān摊
wèi位
dōu都
yǒu有
yī一
tái台
àn案
chèng秤
。
Every stall in this vegetable market has a counter scale.
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Zhè这
tái台
jiù旧
de的
àn案
chèng秤
yī依
rán然
hěn很
jīng精
zhǔn准
。
This old counter scale is still very accurate.