打量 (dǎ liang): to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

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HSK 7

(loanword) dozen

HSK 5

to measure

The interviewer looked me up and down, then asked if I had any relevant work experience.

She stood at the door, carefully sizing up the unfamiliar room, not daring to go in right away.

The police officer sized up the person's clothing and thought he closely resembled the suspect in the surveillance footage.

He sat in the café, idly sizing up the pedestrians coming and going outside the window.

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