Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 斤 | 斤 | jīn | jin1 | catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g | ||
| 2 | 公斤 | 公斤 | gōng jīn | gong1 jin1 | kilogram (kg) | ||
| 3 | 四两拨千斤 | 四兩撥千斤 | sì liǎng bō qiān jīn | si4 liang3 bo1 qian1 jin1 | lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); fig. to achieve much with little effort | ||
| 4 | 斤斤其明 | 斤斤其明 | jīn jīn qí míng | jin1 jin1 qi2 ming2 | keen and discerning (idiom) | ||
| 5 | 液压千斤顶 | 液壓千斤頂 | yè yā qiān jīn dǐng | ye4 ya1 qian1 jin1 ding3 | hydraulic jack | ||
| 6 | 邀斤论两 | 邀斤論兩 | yāo jīn lùn liǎng | yao1 jin1 lun4 liang3 | to haggle over every bit (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 台斤 | 臺斤 | tái jīn | Tai2 jin1 | Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg) | ||
| 8 | 市斤 | 市斤 | shì jīn | shi4 jin1 | Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg | ||
| 9 | 缺斤少两 | 缺斤少兩 | quē jīn shǎo liǎng | que1 jin1 shao3 liang3 | to give short measure; to cheat customers by giving them a smaller quantity of sth. (idiom) | ||
| 10 | 千斤重担 | 千斤重擔 | qiān jīn zhòng dàn | qian1 jin1 zhong4 dan4 | an exceptionally heavy load or responsibility (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 千斤顶 | 千斤頂 | qiān jīn dǐng | qian1 jin1 ding3 | jack (for lifting weight) | ||
| 12 | 螺旋千斤顶 | 螺旋千斤頂 | luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng | luo2 xuan2 qian1 jin1 ding3 | screw jack | ||
| 13 | 论斤掰两 | 論斤掰兩 | lùn jīn bāi liǎng | lun4 jin1 bai1 liang3 | to argue about little details (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 斤两 | 斤兩 | jīn liǎng | jin1 liang3 | weight; (fig.) importance | ||
| 15 | 半公斤 | 半公斤 | bàn gōng jīn | ban4 gong1 jin1 | half kilo | ||
| 16 | 斤斤较量 | 斤斤較量 | jīn jīn jiào liàng | jin1 jin1 jiao4 liang4 | to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 斤斤计较 | 斤斤計較 | jīn jīn jì jiào | jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao4 | to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs | ||
| 18 | 斤斗 | 斤斗 | jīn dǒu | jin1 dou3 | variant of 筋斗 | ||
| 19 | 分斤掰两 | 分斤掰兩 | fēn jīn bāi liǎng | fen1 jin1 bai1 liang3 | to pinch pennies; to niggle (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 短斤少两 | 短斤少兩 | duǎn jīn shǎo liǎng | duan3 jin1 shao3 liang3 | to short-measure and short-weight | ||
| 21 | 齿条千斤顶 | 齒條千斤頂 | chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng | chi3 tiao2 qian1 jin1 ding3 | rack and pinion jack | ||
| 22 | 秤砣虽小压千斤 | 秤砣雖小壓千斤 | chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn | cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1 | although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignificant details can have a large impact; for want of a nail the battle was lost | ||
| 23 | 称斤掂两 | 稱斤掂兩 | chēng jīn diān liǎng | cheng1 jin1 dian1 liang3 | small-minded (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 半斤八两 | 半斤八兩 | bàn jīn bā liǎng | ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3 | not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee |
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