ton (clf.)
HSK 5
Traditional
噸
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
蹲 dūn - squat on the heels; to crouch (v.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
顿 dùn - [measure word for occurences, and therefore of meals] (clf.) | HSK 5
Examples
这艘船能够装载数千吨货物。 zhè sōu chuán nénggòu zhuāngzài shùqiān dūn huòwù - This ship can carry thousands of tons of cargo.
每年他们工厂要生产数百万吨钢铁。 měi nián tāmen gōngchǎng yào shēngchǎn shù bǎi wàn dūn gāngtiě - Their factory produces millions of tons of steel every year.
这座矿山每天开采数十吨矿石。 zhè zuò kuàngshān měi tiān kāicǎi shù shí dūn kuàngshí - This mine extracts tens of tons of ore every day.
我们需要运输五千吨水泥到建筑工地。 wǒmen xūyào yùnshū wǔ qiān dūn shuǐní dào jiànzhù gōngdì - We need to transport five thousand tons of cement to the construction site.
这辆卡车每次最多能运输三十吨货物。 zhè liàng kǎchē měi cì zuìduō néng yùnshū sānshí dūn huòwù - This truck can transport up to thirty tons of cargo per trip.