HSK 5 HSK C5/W3/V5
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Strokes

Collocation

1
一吨水
2
一吨煤
3
一吨钢铁
4
一吨石油
5
一吨煤炭
6
一吨大米
7
一吨粮食

Definition

吨 is a Nominal measure word, which means[ton (loanword)/Taiwan pr. [dùn]].

Example

As a Nominal measure word.
1
Zhè
这里
yǒu
shí
dūn
liángshi
粮食
  

There are ten tons of grain here.

2
Zuìjìn
最近
měi
dūn
shuǐ
de
jià
价格
shàngzhǎng
上涨
le
máoqián
毛钱
  

The price per ton of water has recently risen by fifty cents.