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斤
jīn
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
HSK 3
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⿸厂下
i
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xià
下
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
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Words Using 斤 (13)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
公斤
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gōngjīn
kilogram (kg)
3
gōngjīn
公斤
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HSK 3
kilogram (kg)
斤
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jīn
catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg / (Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
jīn
斤
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catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg / (Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
斤两
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jīnliǎng
weight / (fig.) importance
jīnliǎng
斤两
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weight / (fig.) importance
斤斤计较
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jīnjīnjìjiào
to haggle over every ounce / fig. to worry unduly over minor matters
jīnjīnjìjiào
斤斤计较
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to haggle over every ounce / fig. to worry unduly over minor matters
斤斤较量
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jīnjīnjiàoliàng
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
jīnjīnjiàoliàng
斤斤较量
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to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
液压千斤顶
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yèyāqiānjīndǐng
hydraulic jack
yèyāqiānjīndǐng
液压千斤顶
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hydraulic jack
秤砣虽小压千斤
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chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
秤砣虽小压千斤
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although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
台斤
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Táijīn
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
Táijīn
台斤
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Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
螺旋千斤顶
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luóxuánqiānjīndǐng
screw jack
luóxuánqiānjīndǐng
螺旋千斤顶
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screw jack
千斤顶
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qiānjīndǐng
jack (for lifting weight)
qiānjīndǐng
千斤顶
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jack (for lifting weight)