How to Say ‘About seventy-five kilos.’ in Simplified Chinese
七十五公斤左右。
qī shí wǔ gōng jīn zuǒ yòu
[qīshíwǔ gōngjīn zuǒyòu]
💬 Usage Tip: 左右 goes after the number, not before it: 三十岁左右 (sān shí suì zuǒ yòu) is "about thirty years old".
Phrase Breakdown
七十五公斤
qī shí wǔ gōng jīn
75 kilograms
七十五 (qīshíwǔ) means 'seventy-five'. 公斤 (gōngjīn) means 'kilogram'. Both syllables of 公斤 are high, level first tones.
这袋米七十五公斤。
This bag of rice weighs 75 kilograms.
Words in this phrase
七十五
qī shí wǔ
[qīshíwǔ]
seventy-five
The number 75.
他七十五岁。
He is seventy-five years old.
公斤
gōng jīn
[gōngjīn]
kilogram
Standard unit of weight, used for body weight.
我六十公斤。
I weigh sixty kilograms.
左右。
zuǒ yòu
about / approximately
左右 (zuǒyòu) literally means 'left and right'. After a number, it means 'about'. Say 左 with a dipping tone and 右 with a falling tone.
十点左右。
Around ten o'clock.
Words in this phrase
左右
zuǒ yòu
[zuǒyòu]
about; approximately
Placed after a number to show it is an estimate.
十点左右见。
See you around ten o'clock.
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