| 螺旋千斤顶 |
luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng |
screw jack |
| 螺 |
luó |
spiral shell / snail / conch |
| 螺旋 |
luó xuán |
spiral / helix / screw |
| 旋 |
xuán |
to revolve / a loop / a circle |
| 旋 |
xuàn |
to whirl / immediately / variant of 镟 |
| 千 |
qiān |
thousand |
| 千 |
qiān |
used in 秋千 |
| 千斤顶 |
qiān jīn dǐng |
jack (for lifting weight) |
| 斤 |
jīn |
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 顶 |
dǐng |
apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc |