衡量制
héng liang zhì
Pinyin

Definition

衡量制
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héng liang zhì
  1. system of weights and measures

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
zhì dù
  1. 1 system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
  2. 2 institution
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
dà liàng
  1. 1 great amount
  2. 2 large quantity
  3. 3 bulk
  4. 4 numerous
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 magnanimous
shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
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
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances