斤 in Context

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Usage 1 - "half-kilogram": 

Sentence：

妈妈买了2斤苹果。

English:

Mom bought a kilo of apples.

Top-Down Words:

买 mǎi - to buy
苹果 píngguǒ - apple 

*Sentence：

吃一斤肉不健康。 

English:

It's not healthy to eat a half-kilo of meat/pork.

Top-Down Words:

健康 jiànkāng - healthy

Notes:

"肉" can mean either "meat" or "pork," here's an explanation: https://www.loom.com/share/7b93695501184dd1bb99f9b76b37607a?from_recorder=1

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Christopher Thompson

Just checking. For sentences like the one below.
妈妈买了2斤苹果。
You would read the Arabic 2 as liang, yes?

Mandarin Blueprint

Yes: 两 liǎng

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Jack

you may have already fixed this in an updated deck-- the translation for the 3rd sentence on the card says "It's not healthy to eat a half-kilo of *pork*."

Mandarin Blueprint

https://www.loom.com/share/7b93695501184dd1bb99f9b76b37607a?from_recorder=1

*Sentence：

吃一斤肉不健康。

English:

It's not healthy to eat a half-kilo of meat/pork.

Top-Down Words:

健康 jiànkāng - healthy
牛肉 niúròu - beef
羊肉 yángròu - mutton

MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZTpv6GwHS0&t=2324s