磅
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

磅

bàng

scale (instrument for weighing)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

scale (instrument for weighing)

02

to weigh

03

(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

04

(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)

05

(Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)

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 磅

What does 磅 mean in Chinese?

磅 (bàng) means scale (instrument for weighing).

How do you pronounce 磅?

磅 is pronounced bàng. It also has the reading páng.

Is 磅 an HSK word?

磅 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 磅?

磅 is used as a 量词 / 名词 (measure word / noun) in Chinese.

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