衡
héng
Pinyin

Definition

衡
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héng
  1. to weigh
  2. weight
  3. measure

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

蘅
héng
  1. 1 Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant)

Related Words (20)

平衡
píng héng
  1. 1 balance
  2. 2 equilibrium
制衡
zhì héng
  1. 1 to check and balance (power)
  2. 2 checks and balances
均衡
jūn héng
  1. 1 equal
  2. 2 balanced
  3. 3 harmony
  4. 4 equilibrium
失衡
shī héng
  1. 1 to unbalance
  2. 2 an imbalance
抗衡
kàng héng
  1. 1 contend against

Idioms (3)

权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
  1. 1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
衡情酌理
héng qíng zhuó lǐ
  1. 1 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
衡酌
héng zhuó
  1. 1 to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
  3. 3 short form of idiom 衡情酌理

Sample Sentences

特朗普声称，两国贸易不平衡“大到难以置信”，美方将谈判削减对日贸易逆差并消除贸易壁垒。
Tèlǎngpǔ shēngchēng ，liǎng guó màoyì bù pínghéng “dà dào nányǐzhìxìn ”，Měi fāng jiāng tánpàn xuējiǎn duì Rì màoyìnìchā bìng xiāochú màoyìbìlěi 。
Trump claims that the trade imbalance between the two countries is "unbelievable" and the US will negotiate to cut the trade deficit with Japan and eliminate trade barriers.
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即便面对亲朋好友，制衡起来也要处处当心，
jíbiàn miànduì qīnpénghǎoyǒu ，zhìhéng qilai yě yào chùchù dāngxīn ，
Even in the face of friends and family, we must be careful and keep everything in balance.
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她性子太急了，浮浮躁躁的找不到平衡力道的方法，陶坯全都让她整成泥浆了。
tā xìngzi tài jí le ，fúfúzàozào de zhǎo bùdào pínghéng lìdào de fāngfǎ ，táopī quándōu ràng tā zhěng chéng níjiāng le 。
She’s got a bit of an anxious temperament, she was impatient and couldn’t find a balance of pressure in her method, so all the clay turned to mud in her hands.
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嗨，过奖过奖，不过中医养生讲究的六个字“三分调，七分养”，药物只是治标，而通过日常睡眠、饮食、情绪等各方面养成良好习惯，才能使身体保持平衡。
hāi ，guòjiǎng guòjiǎng ，bùguò zhōngyī yǎngshēng jiǎngjiu de liù gè zì “sānfēn tiáo ，qīfēn yǎng ”，yàowù zhǐshì zhìbiāo ，ér tōngguò rìcháng shuìmián 、yǐnshí 、qíngxù děng gèfāngmiàn yǎngchéng liánghǎo xíguàn ，cáinéng shǐ shēntǐ bǎochí pínghéng 。
Hey, you're too polite. However, the six character phrase captures the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "three parts treatment, seven parts life habits". Drugs treat the symptoms, not the cause, and it's through acquiring good habits in terms of aspects like sleeping everyday, food and drink and emotional wellbeing, that you maintain equilibrium in your body.
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那您的意思，要使身体恢复平衡并长期保持最佳状态，就只需要好好休养调理即可？
nà nín de yìsi ，yào shǐ shēntǐ huīfù pínghéng bìng chángqī bǎochí zuìjiā zhuàngtài ，jiù zhǐ xūyào hǎohāo xiūyǎng tiáolǐ jí kě ？
What you mean is that you have to get your body to get back into equilibrium and maintain it in its best state. So you just need to properly look after your health?
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最大的挑战来自互联网领域发展不平衡、治理规则不健全、秩序不合理等问题日益凸显，信息鸿沟不断拉大，网络犯罪、网络攻击、网络恐怖主义活动等成为公害。
zuìdà de tiǎozhàn láizì hùliánwǎng lǐngyù fāzhǎn bùpínghéng 、zhìlǐ guīzé bù jiànquán 、zhìxù bù hélǐ děng wèntí rìyì tūxiǎn ，xìnxī hónggōu bùduàn lā dà ，wǎngluò fànzuì 、wǎngluò gōngjī 、wǎngluò kǒngbùzhǔyì huódòng děng chéngwéi gōnghài 。
The biggest challenge comes from the ever more obvious uneven development, incomplete regulation, and lack of order in the internet sector, the information gap is getting ever wider, cyber crime, cyber attacks and cyber terrorism have become public nuisances.
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我也知道现在这时代不应该再固守成规、遵循“按资排辈”那一套了，只是被一个年轻人牵着鼻子走，心理多少有些不平衡。
wǒ yě zhīdào xiànzài zhè shídài bù yīnggāi zài gùshǒu chéngguī 、zūnxún “ànzīpáibèi ”nà yī tào le ，zhǐshì bèi yī ge niánqīngrén qiān zhe bízi zǒu ，xīnlǐ duōshǎo yǒuxiē bù pínghéng 。
I am aware in today’s times, we shouldn’t stick to rules where positions are based on seniority. But I still feel mentally awkward to be led by someone younger.
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即使你要当三餐老是在外的”老外”，也要当个营养均衡的老外。
jíshǐ nǐ yào dāng sān cān lǎoshi zàiwài de ”lǎowài ”，yě yào dāng gè yíngyǎng jūnhéng de lǎowài 。
Even if you want to eat all three meals a day out and be a restaurant hopper, you have to make sure you're a restaurant hopper with a good nutritional balance.
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知道了，以后我会注意营养要均衡，多吃蔬菜水果。
zhīdao le ，yǐhòu wǒ huì zhùyì yíngyǎng yào jūnhéng ，duō chī shūcài shuǐguǒ 。
I know, I'll pay attention to nutritional balance in future and eat more fruit and vegetables.
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中国人民银行副行长、国务院金融稳定发展委员会办公室副主任刘国强近期接受媒体采访时表示，中国有条件、有能力、有信心保持人民币汇率在合理均衡水平上基本稳定。
ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng fù hángzhǎng 、Guówùyuàn jīnróng wěndìng fāzhǎn wěiyuánhuì bàngōngshì fù zhǔrèn liúguóqiáng jìnqī jiēshòu méitǐ cǎifǎng shí biǎoshì ，Zhōngguó yǒu tiáojiàn 、yǒu nénglì 、yǒu xìnxīn bǎochí rénmínbì huìlǜ zài hélǐ jūnhéng shuǐpíng shàng jīběn wěndìng 。
Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and deputy director of the Office of the Financial Stability Development Committee of the State Council, said in an interview with the media that China has the conditions, ability and confidence to keep the RMB exchange rate stable and at a reasonable and balanced level.
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