steelyard weight; counterweight
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
steelyard weight; sliding weight of a balance; counterweight
informalColloquial term for the weight used on a traditional Chinese steelyard balance (杆秤). The more formal term is 秤锤.
Zhè这
gè个
chèng秤
tuó砣
shì是
tiě铁
zuò做
de的
。
This steelyard weight is made of iron.
Chèng秤
tuó砣
suī虽
xiǎo小
yā压
qiān千
jīn斤
。
Though the steelyard weight is small, it can press down a thousand jin. (Proverb: small things can have great power.)
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Tā他
bǎ把
chèng秤
tuó砣
guà挂
zài在
chèng秤
gān杆
shàng上
chēng称
zhòng重
。
He hung the counterweight on the steelyard beam to weigh something.