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jīn

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jīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīn | jin1
English translation
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

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About jīn

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

55

Traditional form

jīn

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Etymology of jīn

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Positional decomposition

厂下

Explanation

Pictograph of an axe.

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Example sentences using jīn

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斤斤计较 jīn jīn jì jiào 文字 wénzì de 精确性,有时 yǒu shí dào le 小题大作 dà zuò de 程度 chéngdù .

His insistence upon precision of language is apt to seem fussy.

一路 yī lù shǎng chī le bàn jīn chǎo 栗子 lì zi , shuì le 一会儿 yīhuìr jiào , jiù dào le 北京 Běijīng .

We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.

他们 tā men liǎ shì 不是 bú shi xiàng 你们 nǐ men shuì de shì 半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng ne ?

Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?

chóng shí bàng , 大约 dàyuē 四点公斤 gōngjīn .

It weighs ten 1 bs . , i . e . about 5 kg.

估摸 gū mo le 一下 yīxià ,顶多 dǐng duō Néng 宰十来斤 ròu .

I guessed it was not more than 5 kilogram.

Words with jīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
公斤 gōngjīn kilogram (kg)公斤 gōngjīn
jīn catty jīn
斤斤计较 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce斤斤計較
千斤顶 qiān jīn dǐng jack (for lifting weight)千斤頂
半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng tweedledum and tweedledee半斤八兩
斤两 jīn liǎng weight斤兩
斤斗 jīn dǒu tumble斤斗 jīn dǒu
市斤 shì jīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg市斤 shì jīn
斤斤较量 jīn jīn jiào liàng to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)斤斤較量
秤砣虽小压千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn for want of a nail the battle was lost秤砣雖小壓千斤

jīn Decomposition & Compounds

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jīn Compounds

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  • jīn
    • suǒ
      • xx ,
    • Xīn
    • duàn
    • shé
      • shì , zhé , shì , zhē , xué , zhā , zhé , zhè , xué , , , , , ,
    • xīn
    • chì
      • , chāi , chè , tuò , , tuò , ,
    • zhǎn
    • zhì
      • zhí , , , , , , zhì ,
      • ,
    • zhǎn
      • shàn , qiàn
    • yǐn , jìn , , jiàng , , qín , jìn , , zhuó , , , xīn , qiāng , zhuó , zhǔ , xīn , zhé , , xīn , jìn , yín , , , , , , , , zhuó , , , , , duàn , , , , , , , xīn , , , , , , , 鬿,
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