zhòng liàng dūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dead weight ton
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Original source entry:

重量噸 重量吨 [zhong4 liang4 dun1] /dead weight ton/

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Other forms in these source records: 重量噸

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 量
    liáng

    to measure

    liàng

    capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liàng cí], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word

  • 吨
    dūn

    ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dùn]

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