秤砣

chèngtuó
noun #55,443

Meanings

  1. 1 steelyard weight
  2. 2 sliding weight of a steelyard

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yǐqián càishìchǎng yòng gǎnchèng, chēng dōngxi shí yào láihuí yídòng chèngtuó.
Markets used to weigh things on steelyards, sliding the weight back and forth along the beam.
HSK 7-9
Tā chī le chèngtuó tiě le xīn, fēiyào cízhí bùkě.
He's dead set on it and absolutely insists on quitting.

Tips

culture
Two sayings keep the word alive. 秤砣虽小压千斤 "the weight is small but holds down a thousand jin" means small but mighty. 吃了秤砣铁了心 "to swallow the weight and turn one's heart to iron" means to be dead set on something.

Stroke Order

秤 chèng
砣 tuó