斤

jīn

catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 measure word

Meaning

jīn jin1

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

Example sentences

xíng行le了！jiù就shí十yuán元mǎi买wǔ五jīn斤ba吧。

Alright! Ten yuan buys five kilos, OK?
tā她zhòng重120jīn斤。

She weighs 120 pounds.
duōshǎo多少qián钱yī一jīn斤？

How much for half a kilo?
wèi喂，zhè这júzi橘子duōshǎo多少qián钱mǎi买yī一jīn斤a啊？

Hey, how much does one pound of these oranges cost?

HSK words with 斤

公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)

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