吨
dūn
Meaning
- ton (loanword)
Definition
重量单位，等于1000公斤。
A unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms.
Usage
用于表示物体的重量或货物的计量，也可以引申表示数量大。
Used to indicate the weight of objects or measurement of goods, can also be extended to mean a large quantity.
Examples
- 1 这艘船的排水量是五万吨。(The displacement of this ship is 50,000 tons.)
- 2 他买了十吨煤。(He bought ten tons of coal.)
- 3 这个集装箱可以装载二十吨货物。(This container can load twenty tons of cargo.)
- 4 工厂每天处理一百吨废水。(The factory treats one hundred tons of wastewater every day.)
- 5 今年的小麦产量达到了一亿吨。(This year's wheat production reached 100 million tons.)
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