Definition

1. Noun:
   • Kilogram: A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams. It is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). The word is a common, colloquial shortening of "kilogram."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi muốn mua hai kí lô cam. (I want to buy two kilograms of oranges.)
  • Hành lý xách tay của tôi nặng không quá bảy kí lô. (My carry-on luggage weighs no more than seven kilograms.)
  • Con cá này nặng khoảng ba kí lô rưỡi. (This fish weighs about three and a half kilograms.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kí lô" is often used in everyday spoken Vietnamese for trade, cooking, and measuring body weight. In more formal or scientific contexts, the full term "kilogram" may be used.
• It is frequently abbreviated in writing as "kg" or sometimes just "kí".

Variants and Related Words

• Ki-lô-gam (n): The full, formal term for kilogram.
  • Cân nặng được đo bằng ki-lô-gam. (Weight is measured in kilograms.)
• Cân (n, classifier): A traditional Vietnamese unit of mass, approximately 0.6 kilograms. Sometimes used interchangeably with "kí lô" in market speech.
  • Cho tôi một cân thịt. (Give me one cân of meat.)

Synonyms

• Kilogram: The standard English equivalent.
• Kilo: A common international abbreviation and synonym.

Related Phrases

• Kí lô mét (n): Kilometer. A unit of length equal to 1,000 meters.
  • Từ đây đến đó khoảng năm kí lô mét. (It's about five kilometers from here to there.)
• Cân nặng bao nhiêu kí?: A common question meaning "How many kilograms do you weigh?" or "How many kilograms does it weigh?"

noun

1. kilogram