衡量

héngliáng

verb HSK 6 #8,979

Meanings

To weigh and measure — to evaluate carefully.

不能只用成绩来衡量一个学生。

Bùnéng zhǐyòng chéngjì lái héngliáng yīgè xuéshēng.

You can't judge a student only by their grades.

这个标准很难衡量。

Zhège biāozhǔn hěn nán héngliáng.

This standard is hard to measure.

我们需要衡量利弊再做决定。

Wǒmen xūyào héngliáng lìbì zài zuò juédìng.

We need to weigh the pros and cons before deciding.

幸福不能用金钱来衡量。

Xìngfú bùnéng yòng jīnqián lái héngliáng.

Happiness can't be measured by money.

usage

衡量 is about abstract evaluation and judgment. 用...来衡量 (use...to measure/judge) is a very common pattern.

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