公吨

公噸

gōngdūn

measure word

Meanings

1 metric ton
2 tonne (1000 kg)

Characters

public / metric

Examples

这艘货船载重一万公吨。

Zhè sōu huòchuán zàizhòng yí wàn gōngdūn.

This cargo ship has a capacity of ten thousand metric tons.

中国今年进口了大量公吨级的大豆。

Zhōngguó jīnnián jìnkǒu le dàliàng gōngdūnjí de dàdòu.

China imported large metric-ton quantities of soybeans this year.

Tips

usage

公 (public/metric) prefix distinguishes the SI tonne from older Chinese weight units. Compare 公里 (km), 公斤 (kg), 公升 (liter) — same pattern.

Stroke Order

公 gōng

吨 dūn