Chinese word

体重

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐ zhòng

Meaning

  • nounweight

Example

我昨天量了体重。wǒ zuó tiān liàng le tǐ zhòng

I checked my weight yesterday.

Illustration for 体重 (weight)

More examples

他最近为了健康开始控制体重。tā zuì jìn wèi le jiàn kāng kāi shǐ kòng zhì tǐ zhòng

He recently began managing his weight for his health.

Core concept

A scale reading that expresses how heavy a person's or animal's whole body is.

Common phrases

  • 量体重liàng tǐ zhòng

    check one's weight

  • 体重增加tǐ zhòng zēng jiā

    put on weight

  • 控制体重kòng zhì tǐ zhòng

    manage one's weight

  • 减轻体重jiǎn qīng tǐ zhòng

    reduce one's weight

Similar words

身高shēn gāo: The measured height of a standing person from the top of the head to the heels.
重量zhòng liàng: The quantity that shows how heavy a person or object is.
公斤gōng jīn: The standard metric unit for measuring weight, equal to one kilogram.
斤jīn: A Chinese unit for measuring weight that equals half a kilogram and is common in casual speech.

Definition in Chinese

表示人体或动物身体的重量，指身体有多重，通常以公斤（千克）或斤为单位测量，常见于健康、体检和日常描述中。biǎo shì rén tǐ huò dòng wù shēn tǐ de zhòng liàng zhǐ shēn tǐ yǒu duō zhòng tōng cháng yǐ gōng jīn qiān kè huò jīn wèi dān wèi cè liáng cháng jiàn yú jiàn kāng tí jiǎn hé rì cháng miáo shù zhōng

Word origin

体重 (tǐzhòng, "body weight") combines 体 (tǐ, "body") + 重 (zhòng, "heavy"), so its form directly names the heaviness of a body.

Usage tips

  • For everyday health talk, 公斤 (gōngjīn, "kilogram") is the standard metric unit, while 斤 (jīn, "half-kilogram unit") is also common in casual speech in mainland China.

Related words

  • 体重计tǐ zhòng jìweight scalenoun
  • 体重指数tǐ zhòng zhǐ shùbody mass indexnoun
  • 标准体重biāo zhǔn tǐ zhòngstandard body weightnoun

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