磅
HSK 7freq #5014
Meanings
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- 1.used in 磅礴[páng bó]
- 2.Taiwan pr. [pāng]
- 1.scale (instrument for weighing)
- 2.to weigh
- 3.(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
- 4.(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)
- 5.(Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
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Wiktionary
- 1.pound (unit of mass)
- 2.to weigh
- 3.platform scale; balance
- 4.pressure gauge; manometer
- 5.to pay; to give someone money
- 6.point (unit equal to 1/12 of a pica)
- 7.only used in 磅礴 (pángbó) and 磅磄
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ): semantic 石 (“rock; stone”) + phonetic 旁 (OC *baːŋ). Borrowed from English pound.
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Components
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Example sentences
你需要甩掉几磅。
You need to shed some pounds.
我要三磅的雞肉。
I'd like three pounds of chicken.
她買了兩磅的奶油。
She bought two pounds of butter.
魚在這裡是以磅為單位來出售。
Fish is sold by the pound here.
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