规 模 guī mó scale / scope / extent / CL:個|个[ge4] 比 例 bǐ lì proportion / scale 攀 登 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger 磅 bàng see 磅秤 / scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) 尺 度 chǐ dù scale / yardstick 鳞 片 lín piàn scale / fish scales 按 比 例 àn bǐ lì to scale (adj.) 手 笔 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale 量 表 liáng biǎo gauge / meter / scale 延 展 yán zhǎn to extend / to stretch out / ductable / to scale / scalable 鳞 甲 lín jiǎ scale / plate of armor 比 例 尺 bǐ lì chǐ scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale 攀 越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 磅 秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 标 度 biāo dù scale 小 型 xiǎo xíng small scale / small size 大 规 模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale 高 位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc 大 兴 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 大 型 企 业 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 大 举 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale 规 模 化 guī mó huà going to scale 大 计 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit 天 秤 Tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 摊 子 tān zi booth / vendor's stall / (fig.) organizational structure / scale of operations 刻 度 kè dù marked scale / graduated scale 出 格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale 波 澜 壮 阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale 音 阶 yīn jiē musical scale 五 音 wǔ yīn five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1] 遍 地 开 花 biàn dì kāi huā to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 规 模 经 济 guī mó jīng jì economies of scale 位 次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale 大 一 统 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification 大 兴 土 木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction 采 办 cǎi bàn to buy on a considerable scale / to purchase / to procure / to stock up 扩 大 再 生 产 kuò dà zài shēng chǎn to expand production / to reproduce on an extended scale 商 shāng commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient) 约 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale 温 标 wēn biāo temperature scale 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale 一 鳞 半 爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / only odd bits and pieces 宫 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale 羽 yǔ feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale 徵 zhēng 4th note in pentatonic scale 徵 zhǐ 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音[wu3 yin1], roughly sol / see also 徵|征[zheng1] 小 惩 大 诫 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition 摄 氏 温 标 Shè shì wēn biāo Celsius (centigrade) temperature scale 里 克 特 Lǐ kè tè Richter (name) / Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985), US physicist and seismologist, after whom the Richter scale is named 案 称 àn chèng counter scale 八 级 工 资 制 bā jí gōng zī zhì eight grade wage scale (system) 百 团 大 战 Bǎi tuán Dà zhàn Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists 体 重 计 tǐ zhòng jì weighing scale 七 声 qī shēng tones of the musical scale 七 声 音 阶 qī shēng yīn jiē heptatonic scale 五 声 音 阶 wǔ shēng yīn jiē pentatonic scale 做 大 zuò dà arrogant / to put on airs / (business etc) to expand / to enlarge / to do sth on a big scale 列 氏 温 标 liè shì wēn biāo Réaumur temperature scale 古 登 堡 Gǔ dēng bǎo Gutenberg (name) / Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press / Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale 合 四 乙 尺 工 hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la 地 质 年 代 表 dì zhì nián dài biǎo geological time scale 地 质 年 表 dì zhì nián biǎo geological time scale 宫 商 角 徵 羽 gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la 东 鳞 西 爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west / odds and ends (idiom) 润 格 rùn gé scale of fee payment for a painter, calligrapher or writer 热 力 学 温 标 rè lì xué wēn biāo thermodynamic temperature scale (in degrees Kelvin, measured above absolute zero) 登 峰 dēng fēng to climb a mountain / to scale a peak / mountain climbing / mountaineering 芮 氏 规 模 Ruì shì guī mó Richter scale 变 徵 之 声 biàn zhǐ zhī shēng modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale 赖 昌 星 Lài Chāng xīng Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008 里 氏 震 级 Lǐ shì zhèn jí Richter magnitude scale 音 名 yīn míng names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi) 音 级 yīn jí a note on a musical scale 鸿 图 大 计 hóng tú dà jì important large scale project 蒲 福 风 级 Pú fú fēng jí Beaufort scale for wind speed 和 珅 Hé shēn Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale 比 例 缩 小 bǐ lì suō xiǎo scale reduction 国 际 核 事 件 等 级 表 guó jì hé shì jiàn děng jí biǎo International Nuclear Event Scale 薪 级 表 xīn jí biǎo salary scale 联 合 国 口 粮 表 lián hé guó kǒu liáng biǎo United Nations ration scale 分 摊 比 额 表 scale of assessments 指 示 性 会 费 分 摊 比 额 表 indicative scale of contributions 萨 菲 尔 - 辛 普 森 飓 风 等 级 Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale 初 次 发 放 表 initial scale of issue / initial issue / initial stock scaling / initial supply 初 次 发 放 量 initial scale of issue / initial issue / initial stock scaling / initial supply 风 级 fēng jí wind scale 风 速 标 尺 fēng sù biāo chǐ wind scale 特 征 尺 度 characteristic scale 敏 感 标 度 mǐn gǎn biāo duó sensitivity scale 自 愿 指 示 性 捐 款 比 额 表 voluntary indicative scale of contributions 给 养 发 放 表 ration scale / ration scales / scale of issue for rations 特 征 尺 度 域 domain of scale / domain 标 度 变 化 biāo duó biàn huà scale change 全 球 年 代 地 层 标 准 尺 度 Standard Global Chronostratigraphic Scale 地 磁 反 转 时 表 geomagnetic reversal time scale 标 准 偿 还 表 standard scale for reimbursement 十 进 时 制 decadal time scale 水 平 比 例 尺 horizontal scale 垂 直 比 例 尺 vertical scale