公斤 gōngjīn — kilogram

Meanings

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   kilogram

   The kilogram. It behaves as a measure word and needs no 个: 两公斤苹果. In markets people also quote weight in 斤, the Chinese half-kilo, so a price "per 斤" is half what it looks.

   measure

Example sentences

• 我买了两公斤苹果。/我買了兩公斤蘋果。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mǎile (third tone, dipping) liǎng (third tone, dipping) gōngjīn (first tone, high and level) píngguǒ. (second tone, rising)···

  I bought two kilos of apples.

• 一公斤羊肉多少钱？/一公斤羊肉多少錢？Yì (fourth tone, falling) gōngjīn (first tone, high and level) yángròu (second tone, rising) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···

  How much is a kilo of lamb?

Common mistakes

• Not quite两个公斤苹果

  Correct两公斤苹果

  公斤 is itself the measure word. Inserting 个 between the number and it is like saying "two units of kilogram".

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