large beam scale carried by two people
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large beam scale (steelyard) operated by two people using a shoulder pole
Traditional weighing device used in markets and rural areas for heavy goods before electronic scales became common. The scale is suspended from a shoulder pole (扁担) or wooden bar carried by two people.
Yǐ以
qián前
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
yòng用
tái抬
chèng秤
lái来
chēng称
liáng粮
shi食
。
In the past, rural areas often used large beam scales to weigh grain.
Zhè这
gǎn杆
tái抬
chèng秤
kě可
yǐ以
chēng称
wǔ五
bǎi百
jīn斤
zhòng重
de的
dōng东
xi西
。
This large beam scale can weigh items up to five hundred jin.
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Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
tái抬
zhe着
tái抬
chèng秤
，
bǎ把
huò货
wù物
chēng称
le了
yī一
xià下
。
Two people carried the large beam scale and weighed the goods.