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Learn Chinese: popular words - Lesson 57 掂量 (diān liàng)

2013-09-25 14:01:21

(China Daily)

 

掂量 (diān liàng)

1. Weigh by hand

例: 你来掂量一下这本书的分量

Nǐlái diān liàng yí xià zhè běn shū de fèn liàng.

Guess how much this book weighs.

2. Think over; consider

例: 这事只能你自己掂量着办

Zhè shìzhǐ néng nǐ zì jǐiān liàng zhe bàn.

You have to consider how to deal with this matter yourself.

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