How to pronounce gong jin (公斤) in Chinese

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公斤

gōng jīn

Characters & meanings

gōngT1

public; male (animal)

jīnT1

jin (500 g)

Common mistake

Double first (1-1): one level line across both syllables, but the endings flip — gōng closes on back -ng, jīn on front -n. Don't let them trade places.

Example sentence

我买了两公斤苹果。

Wǒ mǎi le liǎng gōngjīn píngguǒ.

I bought two kilos of apples.

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