English–Chinese
“scale” in Chinese
How to say “scale” in Chinese
“Scale” in Chinese is 秤 (chèng).
A weighing instrument that turns a load into a comparison or a readable number.
Example sentences with 秤
超市里有一台电子秤，顾客用来称水果。chāo shì lǐ yǒu yì tái diàn zi chèng gù kè yòng lái chēng shuí guǒ
There is an electronic scale in the supermarket that customers use to weigh fruit.
Tips for using 秤
- When the setting matters, everyday Chinese often makes the type of weighing device explicit, especially when discussing a person's body weight.
Other Chinese words for “scale”
这个项目的规模比预期大很多。zhè ge xiàng mù dì guī mó bǐ yù qī dà hěn duō
The scale of this project is much larger than expected.