天平

tiānpíng

noun HSK 7 #19,540

Measure Word

一架天平 jià

Meanings

1 balance scale
2 scales

Characters

flat; balanced; level

Examples

用天平称一下这块金子的重量。

Yòng tiānpíng chēng yīxià zhè kuài jīnzi de zhòngliàng.

Use the balance scale to weigh this piece of gold.

心里的天平倾向了哪一边？

Xīnlǐ de tiānpíng qīngxiàng le nǎ yī biān?

Which side did the scales in your heart tip toward?

Tips

memory

天 (heaven) + 平 (level/balanced) = a heavenly level instrument, i.e., a precision balance scale.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

平 píng