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    Counting area in acres with 英亩 (yīngmǔ)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 英亩

    Explanation

    英亩 (yīngmǔ) is the Chinese measure word used to express area in acres. It functions as a classifier placed after a number to quantify land or territory size.

    Examples

    • 这个农场占地大约五十英亩。

      Zhège nóngchǎng zhàndì dàyuē wǔshí yīngmǔ.

      This farm covers approximately fifty acres.

    • 他们家在乡下买了两百英亩的土地。

      Tāmen jiā zài xiāngxià mǎi le liǎng bǎi yīngmǔ de tǔdì.

      Their family bought two hundred acres of land in the countryside.

    • 这片森林的面积超过一千英亩。

      Zhè piàn sēnlín de miànjī chāoguò yī qiān yīngmǔ.

      The area of this forest exceeds one thousand acres.

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