Chinese word

千克

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān kè

Meaning

  • measure wordkilogram

Example

我买了两千克苹果。wǒ mǎi le liǎng qiān kè píng guǒ

I bought two kilograms of apples.

Illustration for 千克 (kilogram)

More examples

这些香蕉一共两千克。zhè xiē xiāng jiāo yí gòng liǎng qiān kè

These bananas weigh a total of two kilograms.

Core concept

A standard mass made up of one thousand grams, used to measure how heavy something is.

Common phrases

  • 几千克jǐ qiān kè

    how many kilograms

  • 两千克香蕉liǎng qiān kè xiāng jiāo

    two kilograms of bananas

Similar words

公斤gōng jīn: A widely used measure of mass containing one thousand grams.
斤jīn: A shop and market measure equal to half a kilogram, or 500 grams.
克kè: A measure of mass equal to a single gram.

Definition in Chinese

质量单位，等于1000克（kg），用于表示物体的质量。zhì liàng dān wèi děng yú 1000 kè kg yòng yú biǎo shì wù tǐ de zhì liàng

Word origin

千 (qiān, "thousand") + 克 (kè, "gram") forms the name for a unit of one thousand grams.

Usage tips

  • The symbol kg appears on scales and food labels, so 2 kg means two of these units and 0.5 kg means half of one.

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