吨

Ton (loanword) in Chinese: 吨 (dūn)

dūn

ton (loanword)

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 噸2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1ton (loanword)
  2. 2Taiwan pr. [dùn]

Stroke order

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吨

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄨㄣ

dūn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

吨

Simplified

噸

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们要订18吨橄榄油。

    wǒ men yào dìng 18 dūn gǎn lǎn yóu。

    We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil.

  • 这只灰熊有0.5吨重。

    zhè zhī huī xióng yǒu 0.5 dūn zhòng。

    This grizzly bear weighs half a ton.

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to fine

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prosperous

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to analyze

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crazy

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to support with the hand

服从

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to obey (an order)

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reform

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impressions

干脆

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candid

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to do

隔壁

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next door

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