Chinese word

衡量

Pronunciation

Pinyinhéng liáng

Meaning

  • verbconsider

Example

你需要把所有因素都衡量一下再决定。nǐ xū yào bǎ suó yǒu yīn sù dōu héng liáng yí xià zài jué dìng

You need to consider all the factors before deciding.

Illustration for 衡量 (consider)

More examples

不能只用成绩来衡量学生的全部能力。bù néng zhǐ yòng chéng jì lái héng liáng xué shēng de quán bù néng lì

You cannot assess a student's full ability based only on grades.

Core concept

A mental scale weighs several factors so their relative value guides a choice.

Common phrases

  • 全面地衡量quán miàn dì héng liáng

    comprehensively consider

  • 难以衡量nán yǐ héng liáng

    difficult to assess

  • 衡量得失héng liáng dé shī

    weigh the pros and cons

Similar words

考虑kǎo lǜ: Keeping the effects and conditions of something in mind before deciding or acting.
权衡quán héng: Balancing different interests or factors to decide which option is appropriate.

Definition in Chinese

综合考虑各项因素的轻重和得失，对事物进行评估以便比较或决定。zōng hé kǎo lǜ gè xiàng yīn sù de qīng zhòng hé dé shī duì shì wù jìn xíng píng gū yǐ biàn bǐ jiào huò jué dìng

Word origin

衡 (héng, "balance") + 量 (liáng, "measure") combine the ideas of weighing and measuring, giving the verb its sense of assessing factors against one another.

Usage tips

  • The verb often takes paired ideas such as gains and losses or costs and benefits, a useful pattern for describing balanced decisions in everyday Chinese.

Other meanings

  • evaluateverb
  • compareverb

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