weights and measures
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
standards for measuring length, volume, and weight
formal度 (dù) refers to measurement of length, 量 (liàng) to measurement of capacity/volume, and 衡 (héng) to measurement of weight/mass. It is a collective term for the basic systems of measurement.
Qín秦
Shǐ始
Huáng皇
tǒng统
yī一
le了
huò货
bì币
hé和
dù度
liàng量
héng衡
。
Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the currency and the system of weights and measures.
Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
dài代
táo陶
guàn罐
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
zhù助
kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
yán研
jiū究
dāng当
shí时
de的
dù度
liàng量
héng衡
。
This ancient pottery jar can help archaeologists study the weights and measures of that era.
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Guó国
jiā家
zhì制
dìng定
le了
yán严
gé格
de的
dù度
liàng量
héng衡
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
The state has established strict standards for weights and measures.
Shì市
chǎng场
jiāo交
yì易
yāo要
qiú求
shǐ使
yòng用
tǒng统
yī一
de的
dù度
liàng量
héng衡
qì器
jù具
。
Market transactions require the use of standardized measuring instruments.