斤

Catty in Chinese: 斤 (jīn)

jīn

catty

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1catty
  2. 2(PRC) weight equal to 500 g
  3. 3(Tw) weight equal to 600 g
  4. 4(HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

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斤

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣ

jīn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我买了三斤苹果。

    wǒ mǎi le sān jīn píng guǒ。

    I bought three catties of apples.

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Related words

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

进入

jìn rù

to enter

酒

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

酒店

jiǔ diàn

wine shop

就要

jiù yào

will

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

句

jù

sentence

卡

kǎ

to stop

开机

kāi jī

to start an engine

开学

kāi xué

foundation of a University or College

考生

kǎo shēng

exam candidate

靠

kào

to lean against or on

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