万公斤
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Meaning: ten thousand catties
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万公斤
万公斤 is a Chinese unit of weight meaning 'ten thousand catties.' It is used to express large quantities, often in agricultural or industrial contexts.
The character 万 (wàn) means 'ten thousand,' 公 (gōng) means 'public' or 'standard,' and 斤 (jīn) is a traditional Chinese unit of weight, roughly equivalent to 0.5 kilograms. Together, 万公斤 represents a large standardized weight measurement.
It is commonly used in official or commercial settings, such as describing crop yields or cargo weights. While not widely used in daily conversation, it appears in formal documents, news reports, and statistical data. Understanding this term helps learners grasp how large measurements are expressed in Chinese contexts.
Example Sentences
这个农场去年生产了五万公斤的小麦。
This farm produced fifty thousand catties of wheat last year.
运输船装载了三千公斤的货物，相当于六万公斤。
The cargo ship carried three thousand kilograms of goods, equivalent to six ten-thousand-catty units.