Chinese word

磅

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàng

Meaning

  • nounpound

Example

秤上显示一百磅。chèng shàng xiǎn shì yì bǎi bàng

The scale displays one hundred pounds.

Illustration for 磅 (pound)

More examples

我们需要知道磅与公斤之间的换算才能填写表格。wǒ men xū yào zhī dào bàng yǔ gōng jīn zhī jiān de huàn suàn cái néng tián xié biǎo gé

We need to know the conversion between pounds and kilograms to fill out the form.

Core concept

A fixed step on a scale that turns an object's heaviness into a familiar number, equal to just under half a kilogram.

Common phrases

  • 磅与公斤换算bàng yǔ gōng jīn huàn suàn

    pound-to-kilogram conversion

  • 一磅的重量yí bàng de zhòng liàng

    weight of one pound

  • 几磅jǐ bàng

    how many pounds

Similar words

斤jīn: A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to about 0.5 kilograms.
公斤gōng jīn: A metric unit of weight equal to 1 kilogram.
克kè: A metric unit of weight equal to 1 gram.

Definition in Chinese

表示重量的单位，属于英制，常用于行李或食品等场合，1 磅大约等于0.454 千克。biǎo shì zhòng liàng de dān wèi shǔ yú yīng zhì cháng yòng yú xíng lǐ huò shí pǐn děng chǎng hé 1 bàng dà yuē děng yú 0.454 qiān kè

Word origin

磅 (bàng, "pound") was formed for a foreign weight unit by combining 石 (shí, "stone") for the meaning with 旁 (páng, "beside") for its sound.

Usage tips

  • On English luggage and food labels, lb is a common abbreviation for this unit, so recognizing lb helps connect an English label with the Chinese term.

Related words

  • 磅数bàng shùnumber of poundsnoun

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