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ton (loanword)

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MEANING

  1. measure word

    ton (loanword)

    重量单位,1000千克zhòngliàng dānyuè, yībǎi wàn jīnkè

    • This ship can carry ten thousand tons of cargo.

  2. measure word

    Taiwan pr. [dun4]

    衡量重量的单位,1000千克héngliàng zhòngliàng de dānwèi, yīqiān qiānkè

    • This ship has a carrying capacity of five thousand tons.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A ton of heavy goods weighs as much as a whole army encamped—unit measure (口) plus sound 'tun' (屯).

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