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Meaning
6 senses · 3 meanings
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weighing instrument
Noun
A device used to measure the weight of an object or a person.
vi Tôi đứng lên cân để kiểm tra sức khỏe.
en I stepped on the scale to check my health.
A unit for measuring mass in the current international system of units.
Verb
To use a scale to measure the weight of a person or thing.
vi Bạn hãy cân túi gạo này giúp tôi.
en Please weigh this bag of rice for me.
Adjective
Balanced or even between different parts.
vi Bức tranh này treo chưa được cân lắm.
en This painting is not hung quite level yet.
take on multiple
A verb meaning to face many opponents at once and defeat them all.
tree variant
An alternative way to call a tree commonly used in North Central Vietnam.