HSK 3 · classifier

斤

jīn

jin (unit of weight, 500 g)

我买了两斤苹果。

Wǒ mǎile liǎng jīn píngguǒ.

I bought two jin of apples.

我买了两公斤苹果。

Wǒ mǎile liǎng gōngjīn píngguǒ.

I bought two kilograms of apples.

他的体重减轻了五公斤。

Tā de tǐzhòng jiǎnqīngle wǔ gōngjīn.

He lost five kilograms of body weight.

他在菜市场称了两斤苹果。

Tā zài càishìchǎng chēngle liǎng jīn píngguǒ.

He weighed two jin of apples at the market.