常衡制
Cháng héng zhì
Pinyin

Definition

常衡制
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Cháng héng zhì
  1. Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
Cháng
  1. 1 surname Chang
cháng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 often
kòng zhì
  1. 1 control
  2. 2 to exercise control over
  3. 3 to contain
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive