Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
秤
chèng
Description
秤是一种用来量东西有多重的工具。
A 秤 is a tool used to measure how heavy things are.
在市场买菜的时候，卖东西的人常常用秤来称水果和菜。
At the market when buying vegetables, sellers often use a 秤 to weigh fruits and vegetables.
Meanings
秤chèng
a scale or balance for weighing things
他把苹果放在秤上称。
He put the apple on the scale to weigh it.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
秤 is the tool (scale); 称 (chēng) is the verb 'to weigh'.
- Pronunciation
read chèng; the related verb 称 is chēng in this context.
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