yāo
约
to weigh with a scale
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to weigh with a scale
informalThis is a colloquial usage mainly found in northern Chinese dialects.
Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
yāo约
yī一
jīn斤
ròu肉
。
Please help me weigh a jin of meat.
Nǐ你
yāo约
yi一
yāo约
zhè这
ge个
xī西
guā瓜
yǒu有
duō多
zhòng重
。
Could you weigh this watermelon to see how heavy it is?
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Lǎo老
bǎn板
，
yāo约
liǎng两
jīn斤
píng苹
guǒ果
。
Boss, please weigh two jin of apples.
Tā他
yòng用
chèng秤
yāo约
le了
yāo约
nà那
dài袋
mǐ米
。
He weighed that bag of rice with a scale.
Shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
dōu都
kě可
yǐ以
yāo约
zhòng重
liàng量
。
You can weigh items when shopping at the market.