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掂斤播两 (diān jīn bō liǎng): To haggle over every ounce — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

掂斤播两 consists of 4 characters.

掂
diān
heft, hold or weigh in palm
斤
jīn
a unit of weight equal to 0.5 kilogram
播
bō
to sow, to broadcast, to spread
两
liǎng
two (of something)

Word Info

Pinyindiān jīn bō liǎng
Meaningto haggle over every ounce; to be calculating
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 掂斤播两.

Words with 掂
  • 掂对diān dui
  • 掂量diān liang
Words with 斤
  • 公斤gōng jīnHSK 3
Words with 播
  • 广播guǎng bōHSK 4
  • 传播chuán bōHSK 5
  • 播放bō fàngHSK 5
  • 主播zhǔ bōHSK 6
  • 播种bō zhòngHSK 6
  • 直播zhí bōHSK 6
  • 转播zhuǎn bōHSK 7-9
  • 播出bō chū
Words with 两
  • 两岸liǎng ànHSK 6
  • 两极liǎng jíHSK 6
  • 一举两得yì jǔ liǎng déHSK 6
  • 两手liǎng shǒuHSK 7-9
  • 两栖liǎng qīHSK 7-9
  • 两翼liǎng yìHSK 7-9
  • 两下子liǎng xià ziHSK 7-9
两口子
liǎng kǒu zi
HSK 7-9
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