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公斤

gōng jīnㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ

Sino-Vietnamese: CÔNG CÂN

Traditional: 公斤

HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 3

Meaning(measure word)

kilogram (kg)

1 公斤 = 2 斤; Chinese markets often price by the 斤 (half a kilo).

Examples

  • 我买了两公斤苹果。

    wǒ mǎi le liǎng gōng jīn píng guǒ.

    I bought two kilos of apples.

  • 这个箱子有二十公斤。

    zhè ge xiāng zǐ yǒu èr shí gōng jīn.

    This suitcase weighs twenty kilos.

  • 他这个月瘦了五公斤。

    tā zhè ge yuè shòu le wǔ gōng jīn.

    He lost five kilos this month.

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Stroke order

CÔNG · 4 strokes

public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 位; honorable (gentlemen); father

CÂN · 4 strokes

catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g