磅

bàng

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磅 — bàng

1. scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh (when used as verb)

   把行李放到磅上称一下。 bǎ xínglǐ fàngdào bàng shàng chēng yīxià — Put the luggage on the scale and weigh it.

2. pound (unit of weight, ≈ 454 g) — loanword

   这块牛排约有一磅重。 zhèkuài niúpái yuē yǒu yī bàngzhòng — This steak weighs about one pound.

3. printing point (unit used to measure type size); (Tw) printing pound; ream weight (paper thickness)

   这种字体是十二磅。 zhèzhǒng zìtǐ shì shíèr bàng — This font is 12 points.

磅 — páng

1. character used in the compound 磅礡/磅礴 (pángbó) meaning majestic, imposing; this pronunciation/polsyllabic usage is limited to that compound

   诗中描写山川磅礴，气势宏大。 shī zhōng miáoxiě shānchuān pángbó qìshì hóngdà — The poem describes the mountains and rivers as majestic and powerful.