磅

bàng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Measure word Common

Definitions

1. see 磅秤 scale
2. platform balance
3. (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

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Related words

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• 斤 jīn 斤 jīn catty Common weight unit in China: catty
• 公斤 gōng jīn 公斤 gōng jīn kilogram (kg) Metric kilogram: kilogram (kg)
• 两 liǎng 两 liǎng two Smaller Chinese weight unit: two
• 盎司 àng sī 盎司 àng sī ounce (British imperial system) (loanword) Ounce, another imperial weight unit: ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)

Usage notes

Collocations

磅 is commonly used with numbers directly without a classifier: 三磅肉 (three pounds of meat). Avoid inserting 个.

Common mistakes

磅 is a loanword for 'pound' and should not be confused with 斤 (jīn, Chinese catty, about 500g). Using 磅 for 斤 can lead to significant measurement errors.

Example Sentences

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这袋苹果重五 磅 。

This bag of apples weighs five pounds.

給我一 磅 火腿!

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Words Containing 磅

• 台磅 台磅 tái bàng: platform balance
• 磅刷 磅刷 bàng shuā: largest-size housepainter's brush
• 磅礴 磅礴 páng bó: majestic
• 磅秤 磅秤 bàng chèng: scale
• 磅蛋糕 磅蛋糕 bàng dàn gāo: pound cake
• 过磅 过磅 guò bàng: to weigh (on a scale)
• 重磅 重磅 zhòng bàng: (of a bomb) powerful
• 重磅炸弹 重磅炸弹 zhòng bàng zhà dàn: (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves