tái chèng

抬秤 (tái chèng) is a Chinese word meaning “large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight”.

Meanings

  1. 1large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight

Characters in 抬秤

抬tái · to lift秤chēng · to weigh (variant of 稱|称[cheng1])

Related words

抬to lift抬variant of 抬[tai2]抬头to raise one's head; to look up抬高to raise (price etc)抬举to lift sth up秤to weigh (variant of 稱|称[cheng1])秤steelyard balance; Roman balance天秤座Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)抬杠to bicker高抬贵手to be generous (idiom)哄抬to artificially inflate秤砣steelyard weight

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