Definition
普特 is a measure word (classifier) for the Russian unit of weight called 'pood', equal to about 16.38 kilograms. It appears mainly in historical contexts, especially regarding trade between China and Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You use it with a number before it, like other Chinese classifiers: 一普特, 三普特.
classifier
pood (Russian unit of weight, about 16.38 kg)
Examples
- 普特。Tā mǎi le sān pǔ tè liángshi.He bought three poods of grain.
- 普特。Zhè pī huòwù zhòng shí pǔ tè.This batch of goods weighs ten poods.
- 普特。Zhè zhǒng Éluósī de pǔ tè dānwèi xiànzài hěn shǎo yòng le.This Russian pood unit is rarely used now.
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