Chinese word dictionary

抬秤

tái chèng · large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight

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Word information

Simplified抬秤

Traditional抬秤

Pinyintái chèng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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抬tái

to carry, to lift, to raise

秤chèng

balance, scale; steelyard

How to learn 抬秤

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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抬tái

to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; variant of 抬[tai2]

抬头táitóu

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

秤chèng

steelyard balance; Roman balance; CL:臺|台[tai2]