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Jul 28, 2005 10:06
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English term

pound

English to Chinese Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
How to say "pound" in Chinese? Is 磅 (bàng) a correct translation?
Thank you in advance.
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4 +5 it depends
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it depends

If you want to say pounds in weight use 磅.
If you want to say pounds in money use 镑 or 英镑 for English pounds

I guess these are the only two meanings you could mean
Peer comment(s):

agree Wenjer Leuschel (X) : Right. It could be weight.
4 mins
agree Edward LIU
9 mins
agree Angus Woo : 十二安士等于一磅
1 hr
agree Twinpens (X)
3 hrs
agree billychang
10 hrs
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4 mins

I guess so.


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Note added at 5 mins (2005-07-28 10:12:05 GMT)
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It\'s a currency (money) and money is always represented by \"gold 金.\"
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