Meaning of bàng:
bàng
磅
Noun
scale (instrument for weighing); (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type); used in 磅礡|磅礴[pang2bo2]; Taiwan pr. [pang1]
Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī gè diànzǐ bàng.
厨房里有一个电子磅。
There is an electronic scale in the kitchen.
Píngguǒ dàyuē zhòng yī bàng.
苹果大约重一磅。
The apple weighs about one pound.
Zhè běn shū de zìtǐ dàxiǎo shì shí'èr bàng.
这本书的字体大小是十二磅。
The font size of this book is twelve points.
Zhè chǎng bàofēngyǔ de qìshì zhēn shì pángbó.
这场暴风雨的气势真是磅礴。
The momentum of this storm is truly majestic.
Zhè gè xīguā zhòng dá shí bàng.
这个西瓜重达十磅。
This watermelon weighs ten pounds.
Verb
to weigh
Tā yòng chèng lái bàng yīxià zhège xīguā de zhòngliàng.
他用秤来磅一下这个西瓜的重量。
He used a scale to weigh this watermelon.
