Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 17, 2004 01:39
21 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
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Native in: English (Variants: Singaporean, UK, US) 
Works in: Chinese to English
分
Chinese to English
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水深 1 公尺的养殖池一分地可添加 6 公升。
Which 分 are we talking about here????
Which 分 are we talking about here????
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | 十分之一亩 / 66.7 平方米 |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 4 +5 | 面积单位 |
Donglai Lou (X)
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| 5 | point zero one [0.01] acre |
idler (X)
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| 3 | also called 市分, of the traditional system of weights and measures... |
chica nueva
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Xiaoping Fu
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Comment: "Going for Mr Fu's answer but it is clearer to me.
Thanks, all!!"
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Chinese term (edited):
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面积单位
【地积】 （单位从小到大） 毫， 厘， 分， 亩， 顷
十毫一厘，十厘一分，十分一亩，一百亩一顷
（一亩合600平方米）
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Zhoudan
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English Chinese Medical Translator - Jimmy Deng
: It seems to me that "一亩合666.66.......平方米"
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Twinpens (X)
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surinder kumar
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Lu Zou
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point zero one [0.01] acre
面积单位
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Note added at 2004-01-17 02:23:57 (GMT)
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一分地本来就是常用的
再用中国的亩去解释没有必要
既然是翻作英文当然用英文的单位
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Note added at 2004-01-17 02:23:57 (GMT)
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一分地本来就是常用的
再用中国的亩去解释没有必要
既然是翻作英文当然用英文的单位
1 hr
chica nueva
Native in English
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Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
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Chinese term (edited):
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also called 市分, of the traditional system of weights and measures...
分 (also called 市分, of the traditional system of weights and measures) = a) unit of length equal to 0.1 cun 寸 or 0.01 chi 尺 b) a unit of area equal to 0.1 mu 亩 c) a unit of weight equal to 0.1 qian 钱 or 0.01 liang 两
Guess, from what other answerers have said, that it is b).
Guess, from what other answerers have said, that it is b).
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