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衡量

héng liáng · heng liang

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Meaning

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  1. to weigh
  2. to examine
  3. to consider
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How to judge a restaurant

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)衡量(héngliáng)一家(yījiā)餐厅(cāntīng)好不好(hǎobuhǎo)？

    How do you judge whether a restaurant is good?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)排队(páiduì)的(de)人数(rénshù)来(lái)衡量(héngliáng)。

    I judge by the number of people queuing.

  3. Liangliang

    人多(rénduō)就(jiù)好吃(hǎochī)吗(ma)？

    Many people means it's tasty?

  4. Dengdeng

    一般(yībān)是的(shìde)。没人(méirén)排队(páiduì)的(de)店(diàn)，我(wǒ)不去(bùqù)。

    Usually. I don't go to places with nobody queuing.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)饿(è)了(le)，想(xiǎng)马上(mǎshàng)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    But I'm hungry today and want to eat right now.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，今天(jīntiān)换个(huàngè)标准(biāozhǔn)来(lái)衡量(héngliáng)。

    OK, today let's use a different standard.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)认(rèn)为(wéi)幸(xìng)福(fú)与(yǔ)健(jiàn)康(kāng)才(cái)是(shì)衡(héng)量(liáng)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)标(biāo)准(zhǔn)。

She thinks that happiness and health should be the benchmarks for success.

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02

在(zài)做(zuò)出(chū)决(jué)定(dìng)前(qián)，我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)衡(héng)量(liáng)各(gè)种(zhǒng)方(fāng)案(àn)的(de)利(lì)弊(bì)。

Before making a decision, we need to weigh the pros and cons of each option.

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