斤

Meaning(measure word)

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

1 斤 = 0.5 kg in mainland China; a kilogram is 公斤.

Examples

• 苹果多少钱一斤？

  píng guǒ duō shǎo qián yì jīn?

  How much is half a kilo of apples?

• 我买了三斤鸡蛋。

  wǒ mǎi le sān jīn jī dàn.

  I bought a kilo and a half of eggs.

• 他最近瘦了十斤。

  tā zuì jìn shòu le shí jīn.

  He's lost five kilos recently.

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