What does 斤 mean in Chinese?
斤 (jīn) means catty.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
斤
catty
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
catty
02
(PRC) weight equal to 500 g
03
(Tw) weight equal to 600 g
04
(HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 斤
How do you pronounce 斤?
斤 is pronounced jīn.
Is 斤 an HSK word?
斤 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 斤?
斤 is used as a 量词 (measure word) in Chinese.
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