斤
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Definitions
- 1. catty
- 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- 3. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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In mainland China, 1 斤 is exactly 500 g, while in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore it is about 604 g; the difference can cause confusion when buying food.
Example Sentences
2 shown我买了两 斤 苹果。
她重120 斤 。
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Words Containing 斤
kilogram (kg)
jack (for lifting weight)
not much to choose between the two
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
weight
to haggle over every ounce
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
hydraulic jack
to haggle over every ounce (idiom)
to give short weight
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
to give short weight
to give short weight
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
screw jack
rack and pinion jack