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HSK 3	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)
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

1		tā 他 mǎi le 买了 bàn jīn 半斤 niú ròu 牛肉。 He bought half a pound of beef.
2		zhè ge 这个 yú 鱼 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 jīn zhòng 斤重。 This fish weighs two jin.
3		zhè ge 这个 xī guā 西瓜 yǒu 有 duō shao 多少 jīn 斤？ How many jin does this watermelon weigh?
4		zhè ge 这个 xiāng zi 箱子 yǒu 有 30 gōng jīn 公斤 zhòng 重。 This box weighs 30 kilograms.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 yī 一 dài 袋 wǔ shí 五十 gōng jīn 公斤 de 的 mǐ 米。 This is a bag of 50 kilograms of rice.

1		tā 他 mǎi le 买了 bàn jīn 半斤 niú ròu 牛肉。 He bought half a pound of beef.
2		zhè ge 这个 yú 鱼 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 jīn zhòng 斤重。 This fish weighs two jin.
3		zhè ge 这个 xī guā 西瓜 yǒu 有 duō shao 多少 jīn 斤？ How many jin does this watermelon weigh?
4		zhè ge 这个 xiāng zi 箱子 yǒu 有 30 gōng jīn 公斤 zhòng 重。 This box weighs 30 kilograms.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 yī 一 dài 袋 wǔ shí 五十 gōng jīn 公斤 de 的 mǐ 米。 This is a bag of 50 kilograms of rice.