市斤

shìjīn

measure word

Meanings

HSK 5

一市斤等于五百克。

Yí shìjīn děngyú wǔbǎi kè.

One jin equals 500 grams.

HSK 6

旧时一市斤是十六两，后来才改成十两。

Jiùshí yí shìjīn shì shíliù liǎng, hòulái cái gǎichéng shí liǎng.

In the old days a jin was sixteen liang; only later was it changed to ten.

usage

In daily speech the 市斤 is simply 斤: 一斤苹果 is 500 g of apples, and a 公斤 (kilogram) is two 斤. In Taiwan the 台斤 is 600 g, so a 斤 buys more there.

市 shì

斤 jīn