磅
bàng
The Chinese word for the weight unit pounds is 磅 (bàng).
磅 is used to denote the unit of weight known as a pound.
How do you pronounce it?
bàng
Did you know?
- If you see the character 磅 used in a different context, such as in the word 磅礴, it has absolutely nothing to do with weight and instead describes something vast and majestic.
- While 磅 is the direct translation for 'pound', people in mainland China typically use the 市斤 'market jin'. A 市斤 is exactly 500 grams, which is slightly more than one pound.
- In some contexts, the character 磅 can be used as an onomatopoeia to describe the sound of crashing waves or heavy pounding.
Examples in context
- 你需要甩掉几磅。You need to shed some pounds.This sentence is useful for discussing weight loss using 磅.Tatoeba #8744746 by slo_oth, translation #8743427 by Solana
- 他重二百七十磅。He weighs 270 pounds.This sentence is useful for stating a person's weight in 磅.Tatoeba #659588 by nickyeow, translation #288481 by CK
- 我要三磅的雞肉。I'd like three pounds of chicken.This sentence is useful for requesting a specific weight of food in 磅.Tatoeba #859717 by Martha, translation #278225 by CK
- 大约五磅。About 5 pounds.
- 你减了多少磅？How many pounds have you lost?
- 我减了十磅！I've lost 10 pounds!
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Jun Jie and Yu Ting are at a grocery store.
- 俊杰 Junjie这袋咖啡豆重多少磅？Zhè dài kāfēi dòu zhòng duōshǎo bàng?How many pounds does this bag of coffee beans weigh?
- 雨婷 Yuting大概两磅左右。Dàgài liǎng bàng zuǒyòu.About two pounds or so.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我也买一磅吧。Nà wǒ yě mǎi yī bàng ba.Then I will buy one pound too.
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，我们去结账吧。Hǎo a, wǒmen qù jiézhàng ba.Okay, let's go to the checkout.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 磅, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
