"Weight" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhòng liàng weight / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline
 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure
 jiā quán (math.) to weight / weighting / weighted (average, index etc)
 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
 zhuì zi weight / pendant / same as 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2] / ballad singing accompanied by a 墜胡|坠胡[zhui4 hu2]
 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance
 héng to weigh / weight / measure
 mǎ weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
 pèi zhòng bobweight / (diving) weight
 zhuì iodide / to weight
 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
 jiǎn féi to lose weight
 tí qǐ to mention / to speak of / to lift / to pick up / to arouse / to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
 bù suàn to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight
 tǐ zhòng body weight
 gāo dī height / altitude (aviation) / pitch (music) / ups and downs (success or failure) / whether sth is right or wrong / comparative strength, weight, depth, stature / (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever / eventually, in the end
 chéng zài to bear the weight / to sustain
 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
 jìng zhòng net weight
 fā pàng to put on weight / to get fat
 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale)
 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight
 tuō lā to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams
 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
 máo zhòng gross weight
 zhī chéng to support / to bear the weight of (a building)
 jìng hán liàng net weight
 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
 fēi yáng bá hù bossy and domineering / throwing one's weight about
 zhòng mǎ weight code
 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm
 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle
 zǒng zhòng gross weight / total weight
 shì jīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
 xiāo kě condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
 chèng tuó steelyard weight / standard weight
 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
 yuán zǐ liàng atomic weight / atomic mass
 qián coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight
 zhòng guǎ xuán shū the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / unequally matched / overwhelmed by weight of numbers
 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
 bàng see 磅秤 / scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
 yuán therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money
 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel
 chuān tritium 3H / radioactive isotope of hydrogen having 2 neutrons in its nucleus, so atomic weight 3
 yì ancient unit of weight equal to 20 or 24 liang 兩|两[liang3]
 dāo deuterium 2H / heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2
 lí grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams) / Taiwan pr. [li3]
 zī ancient weight / one-eighth of a tael
 huán ancient unit of weight / money
 piē protium 1H / light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1
 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight
 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight
 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
 héng qíng zhuó lǐ to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom) / to weigh and consider / to deliberate
 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]
 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight
 bēi bāo fú to have a weight on one's mind / to take on a mental burden
 shòu shēn to lose weight (intentionally) / to slim down / (Tw) to downsize (a business)
 bì able to support great weight
 zhèn jade weight
 yī yán wéi zhòng each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom)
 xiè jiān r lit. a weight off one's shoulders / fig. to resign a post / to lay down a burden / to be relieved of a job
 shì liǎng Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams
 Cháng héng zhì Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
 shé chèng discrepancy in weight
 ná jià zi to throw one's weight around / to put on airs
 diào chèng to lose weight (of cattle)
 diào biāo to lose weight (of cattle)
 pí zhòng tare weight
 hè zhòng weight load / load capacity
 zhì liàng shù atomic weight of an element / atomic mass
 chāo zhòng qīng tritium / 3H / radioactive isotope of hydrogen having 2 neutrons in its nucleus, so atomic weight 3
 zhòng liàng dān wèi unit of weight
 zhòng liàng dūn dead weight ton
 qiān dài weight belt
 shǒu zhòng to emphasize / to give the most weight to / to rank first
 tǐ liàng body weight / dimensions
 yǒu xiào zài hè throw weight
  equivalent mustard weight
  weight standard
  birth weight
  unladen weight
  landed weight
  maximum take-off weight capacity
  Convention concerning the Marking of the Weight on Heavy Packages Transported by Vessels
  Convention concerning the Maximum Permissible Weight to Be Carried by One Worker
  weight card
  aggregate throw weight
  dried to constant weight
  operational weight
  low birth weight
 xx5 (Japanese kokuji) momme (Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams)
 shì dàn Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)
 shì qián Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams
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