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衡 héng

to measure, to weigh; to consider, to judge

Strokes
16
Level
HSK 5
Radical
行
Type
Ideograph
Made of 行角大 ⿻行⿱角大

Memory hint: A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation

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  1. 你要保持身体的平衡。
    Nǐ yào bǎochí shēntǐ de pínghéng.
    You need to maintain your body's balance.
    you need maintain body (particle) balance
  2. 我们应该怎么权衡这两个方案？
    Wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme quánhéng zhè liǎng gè fāng'àn?
    How should we weigh these two plans?
    we should how weigh this two (measure) plan (question)
  3. 请权衡一下利弊再做决定。
    Qǐng quánhéng yíxià lìbì zài zuò juédìng.
    Please weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
    please weigh a-bit advantage-disadvantage then make decision
  4. 他站在那儿失去了平衡。
    Tā zhàn zài nàr shīqù le pínghéng.
    He lost his balance standing there.
    he stand at there lose (particle) balance
  5. 工作和生活之间，我们要找到平衡。
    Gōngzuò hé shēnghuó zhījiān, wǒmen yào zhǎodào pínghéng.
    Between work and life, we need to find balance.
    work and life between, we need find-to balance

Words with 衡 (2)