HSK · Level 117
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Chinese word
亩
Pronunciation
Pinyinmǔ
Meaning
- measure wordmu
Example
这块地有三亩。zhè kuài dì yǒu sān mǔ
This piece of land measures three mu.
More examples
这片小麦每亩产量超过了500公斤。zhè piàn xiǎo mài méi mǔ chǎn liàng chāo guò le 500 gōng jīn
This wheat field's yield exceeds 500 kilograms per mu.
Core concept
A field-size unit for counting how much ground a farm plot covers, with one unit equal to about 666.7 square metres.
Common phrases
一亩地yì mǔ dì
one mu of land
每亩产量méi mǔ chǎn liàng
yield per mu
三亩地sān mǔ dì
three mu of land
Similar words
平方米píng fāng mǐ: A unit for measuring area that covers a square one meter long on each side.
公顷gōng qǐng: A unit for measuring land area that covers 10,000 square meters.
平方公里píng fāng gōng lǐ: A unit for measuring land area that covers 1,000,000 square meters.
Definition in Chinese
表示土地面积的单位，等于约666.7平方米，常用于衡量田地或地块的大小。biǎo shì tǔ dì miàn jī de dān wèi děng yú yuē 666.7 píng fāng mǐ cháng yòng yú héng liáng tián dì huò dì kuài de dà xiǎo
Word origin
The modern form 亩 (mǔ, "mu") comes from an old Chinese term for a cultivated plot, whose size became the basis for a standard land-area unit.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this unit usually signals the scale of land rather than a precise metric calculation, so a metric conversion often makes the size clearer to English speakers.
Related words
- 亩产mú chǎnyield per munoun
- 亩产量mú chǎn liàngyield per munoun