Chinese Word: 斤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

斤HSK 3

Pinyin: jīn

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

Chinese Definition:
①中国市制重量单位：二斤。斤斤(过分计较琐细的或无关紧要的事物，如“斤斤计较”)。
②古代砍伐树木的工具：斧斤。

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 斤

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- 下 [ xià ] below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

Similar Characters: 斥

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公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)	HSK 3
斤斤计较	jīn jīn jì jiào	to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
斤两	jīn liǎng	weight; (fig.) importance
千斤顶	qiān jīn dǐng	jack (for lifting weight)
半斤八两	bàn jīn bā liǎng	not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee

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1		yī lù 一路 shàng 上 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 jīn 斤 chǎo 炒 lì zi 栗子， shuì 睡 le 了 yī huì er 一会儿 jué 觉， jiù 就 dào 到 le 了 běi jīng 北京。 We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.
2		qǐng 请 zhù yì 注意 xià lì 下例 zhōng 中 zēng bǔ 增补 de 的 dài cí 代词。（ 10 ） yī lù 一路 shàng 上 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 jīn 斤 chǎo 炒 lì zi 栗子， shuì 睡 le 了 yī huì er 一会儿 jué 觉， jiù 就 dào 到 le 了 běi jīng 北京。 We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.
3		zhè gè 这个 guā 瓜 pà 怕 yǒu 有 shí jǐ 十几 jīn 斤 ba 吧。 This melon weighs more than ten jin, I should think.
4		zhè xiē 这些 píng guǒ 苹果 yǒu 有 6 jīn 斤 zhòng 重， wǒ men 我们 duì 对 bàn 半 fēn 分 ba 吧。 The apples weigh six jin. Let's take them fifty-fifty.
5		tā 他 hài 害 le 了 yī 一 chǎng 场 dà 大 bìng 病， tǐ zhòng 体重 diào 掉 le 了 shí 十 duō 多 jīn 斤。 During his serious illness he lost over ten jin.

1		yī lù 一路 shàng 上 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 jīn 斤 chǎo 炒 lì zi 栗子， shuì 睡 le 了 yī huì er 一会儿 jué 觉， jiù 就 dào 到 le 了 běi jīng 北京。 We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.
2		qǐng 请 zhù yì 注意 xià lì 下例 zhōng 中 zēng bǔ 增补 de 的 dài cí 代词。（ 10 ） yī lù 一路 shàng 上 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 jīn 斤 chǎo 炒 lì zi 栗子， shuì 睡 le 了 yī huì er 一会儿 jué 觉， jiù 就 dào 到 le 了 běi jīng 北京。 We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.
3		zhè gè 这个 guā 瓜 pà 怕 yǒu 有 shí jǐ 十几 jīn 斤 ba 吧。 This melon weighs more than ten jin, I should think.
4		zhè xiē 这些 píng guǒ 苹果 yǒu 有 6 jīn 斤 zhòng 重， wǒ men 我们 duì 对 bàn 半 fēn 分 ba 吧。 The apples weigh six jin. Let's take them fifty-fifty.
5		tā 他 hài 害 le 了 yī 一 chǎng 场 dà 大 bìng 病， tǐ zhòng 体重 diào 掉 le 了 shí 十 duō 多 jīn 斤。 During his serious illness he lost over ten jin.