Meaning
ton; ton
Chinese: 重量单位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dun” becomes a different word in each tone. 吨 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 公吨gōng dūnton; metric ton
- 吨位dūn wèitonnage
- 吨数dūn shùtonnage
- 吨级dūn jítonnage; class in tons (of a passenger ship)
- 千吨qiān dūnkiloton
Example Sentence
这辆大卡车能装好几吨货物。Zhè liàng dà kǎ chē néng zhuāng hǎo jǐ dūn huò wù.This big truck can carry several tons of goods.
这Zhèthis辆liàngclassifier for vehicles大卡dà kǎkilocalorie车chēcar能néngcan装zhuāngadornment好几hǎo jǐseveral吨dūnton (loanword)货物huò wùgoods。