天平

tiānpíng

noun HSK 7-9 #19,540

Measure Word

一架天平 jià

Meanings

1 balance scale
2 scales

Characters

flat; balanced; level

Examples

HSK 6

用天平称一下这块金子的重量。

Yòng tiānpíng chēng yíxià zhè kuài jīnzi de zhòngliàng.

Use the balance scale to weigh this piece of gold.

HSK 6

心里的天平倾向了哪一边？

Xīnlǐ de tiānpíng qīngxiàng le nǎ yìbiān?

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