公分 (gōng fēn) — (measure word) centimeter (colloquial); (measure word) gram (colloquial)

Definition

公分 is the colloquial classifier for both 'centimeter' (length) and 'gram' (weight); the formal alternatives are 厘米 and 克. Use it the same way: number + 公分 + thing.

measure word
centimeter (colloquial)gram (colloquial)

Examples

  • 公分
    Zhè zhāng zhuō zi cháng yì bǎi gōng fēn.
    This table is 100 cm long.
  • 公分
    Wǒ mǎi le wǔ bǎi gōng fēn niú ròu.
    I bought 500 grams of beef.
  • 公分
    Zhè tiáo shéng zi yǒu sān gōng fēn cū.
    This rope is 3 cm thick.

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