天
平

Scales (to weigh things) in Chinese: 天平 (tiān píng)

tiān píng

scales (to weigh things)

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Definitions

  1. 1scales (to weigh things)

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天
平

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用天平称出了药的重量。

    tā yòng tiān píng chēng chū le yào de zhòng liàng。

    He used the balance scale to weigh out the medicine.

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Related words

平

píng

flat

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

公平

gōng píng

fair

和平

hé píng

peace

平常

píng cháng

ordinary

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