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    Counting tons with 吨 (dūn)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 吨

    Explanation

    The measure word 吨 (dūn) is used to count metric tons, a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms. It appears after a number and is commonly used in contexts involving large-scale quantities such as industrial production, cargo, and environmental statistics.

    Examples

    • 这座工厂每天能生产五百吨钢铁。

      Zhè zuò gōngchǎng měitiān néng shēngchǎn wǔbǎi dūn gāngtiě.

      This factory can produce five hundred tons of steel every day.

    • 救灾物资共计三十吨已经运到了。

      Jiùzāi wùzī gòngjì sānshí dūn yǐjīng yùn dào le.

      A total of thirty tons of disaster relief supplies have been delivered.

    • 这艘货船装载了两万吨煤炭。

      Zhè sōu huòchuán zhuāngzài le liǎng wàn dūn méitàn.

      This cargo ship is loaded with twenty thousand tons of coal.

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