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dūn

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dūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dūn | dun1
English translation
ton (loanword)
Taiwan pr. [dùn]
a metric ton

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About dūn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

dūn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of dūn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口屯

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

tún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and tún represents the sound. Simplified form of dūn .

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Example sentences using dūn

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zhè shì sōu 五十 wǔ shí dūn de chuán .

It is a ship with a rating of 500, 000 tons.

工人 gōngrén men 接受 jiēshòu 操作 cāozuò 五十 wǔ shí dūn 压土巨型 jù xíng 起重机 qǐ zhòng jī de 训练 xùnliàn .

Laborers were trained to handle 50 - ton compactors and giant cranes.

gāng 产量 chǎn liàng 去年 qùnián 指标 zhǐbiāo 定为 liù dūn .

Steel production was targeted for 60,000 tons last year.

shù 仓单 de 容量 róng liàng 通常 tōngcháng shì 1000 dào 2000 dūn .

Silo usually have individual capacities of 1000 to 2000 tons.

jiē 货车 huò chē 大约 dàyuē Néng zǎi shí dūn 货物 huò wù .

A railway truck carries about 10 tons.

Words with dūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dūn ton (loanword) dūn
吨位 dūn wèi tonnage噸位
公吨 gōng dūn ton公噸
吨公里 dūn gōng lǐ ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)噸公里
总吨位 zǒng dūn wèi overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)總噸位

dūn Decomposition & Compounds

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dūn Decomposition

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