give short weight; short measure
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to give short weight; to give less than the proper weight (of goods sold)
derogatoryUsed to describe dishonest commercial practices where vendors deliberately under-weigh goods. Often used as a predicate or attributive.
Nà那
jiā家
shuǐ水
guǒ果
diàn店
jīng经
cháng常
quē缺
jīn斤
duǎn短
liǎng两
，
gù顾
kè客
dōu都
bù不
yuàn愿
qù去
mǎi买
le了
。
That fruit shop often gives short weight, so customers don't want to shop there anymore.
Mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
shí时
yào要
liú留
yì意
shāng商
fàn贩
shì是
fǒu否
quē缺
jīn斤
duǎn短
liǎng两
。
When shopping, you need to watch out for vendors who give short measure.
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Zhè这
jiā家
chāo超
shì市
yīn因
wèi为
quē缺
jīn斤
duǎn短
liǎng两
bèi被
shì市
chǎng场
jiān监
dū督
guǎn管
lǐ理
jú局
fá罚
kuǎn款
le了
。
This supermarket was fined by the market supervision bureau for short-weighting goods.
Wǒ我
men们
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
jiǎng讲
jiu究
chéng诚
xìn信
jīng经
yíng营
，
jué绝
bù不
quē缺
jīn斤
duǎn短
liǎng两
。
We do business with integrity and honesty, never giving short weight.