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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

kilogram [ 'kɪlə .græm] [ 'kɪləgræm]
  1. 1. noun [dynamics] 千克公斤[国际单位制基本单位质量单位,=1000克(2.2046磅);主英亦作kilogramme]
    Rice is sold in kilograms.
    大米论公斤卖。

Collins English-English Dictionary

kilogram ['kɪləυ"græm]
  1. 1. n the basic SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype held by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. One kilogram is equivalent to 2.204 62 pounds kg
  2. 2. n one thousand grams

Examples

the international prototype kilogram is the measure of mass in SI units measure
the kilogram is the weight used in the metric system weight
市斤
jin, a traditional unit of weight, each containing 10 liang (市两) or 16 old liang (旧市两) and equivalent to 0.5 kilogram (公斤) or 1.102 pounds (磅)

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