吨
噸dūn
HSK 5
#1,698 most
frequent character
ton, Taiwan pr. dun4
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
吨 was taken from the English word 'ton'. 口 mouth marks it as a word of sound, while 屯 tún supplies the sound, matching only in rhyme. Its single sense is 'ton'.
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Example Sentences
这辆车的载重量是五吨。
zhè liàng chē de zǎi zhòngliàng shì wǔ dūn 。
The load capacity of this vehicle is five tons.
他买了十吨水来灌溉田地。
tā mǎi le shí dūn shuǐ lái guàngài tiándì 。
He bought ten tons of water for irrigation.
这台机器重三吨，搬运起来很困难。
zhè tái jīqì zhòng sān dūn ， bānyùn qǐlái hěn kùnnán 。
This machine weighs three tons, making it difficult to move.
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