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磅

bàng

pound; scale

Small balance scale holding an apple and a weight
Memory picture

Character

磅 bàng

Strokes
15
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 旁 side
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 海关要求所有样品按磅标重,否则无法进入下一步申报流程。 Hǎiguān yāoqiú suǒyǒu yàngpǐn àn bàng biāo zhòng, fǒuzé wúfǎ jìnrù xià yí bù shēnbào liúchéng. Customs requires all samples to be labelled by the pound; otherwise they cannot proceed to the next declaration step.
  • 这个大西瓜差不多有十磅重,一个人抱不动。 Zhè ge dà xīguā chàbuduō yǒu shí bàng zhòng, yí ge rén bào bú dòng. This big watermelon weighs about ten pounds, too heavy for one person to carry.
  • 在国外的超市,肉常常是按磅卖的。 Zài guówài de chāoshì, ròu chángcháng shì àn bàng mài de. In supermarkets abroad, meat is often sold by the pound.

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