No. 603 in Vietnamese
kg
"Kg" is the Vietnamese abbreviation for "kilogram," a unit of mass.
In a sentence
Tôi mua 5kg gạo ở chợ.
I bought 5 kilograms of rice at the market.
In this sentence, 'kg' stands for 'kilogram', a unit of measurement for weight, often used to quantify quantities of goods, such as rice in this instance.
Học sinh cần một quả tạ nặng 10kg cho bài tập này.
The student needs a 10-kilogram weight for this exercise.
Here, 'kg' is also used to represent 'kilogram', indicating the weight of the required dumbbell for an activity.
Chiếc xe tải này có thể chở tối đa 5000kg hàng hoá.
This truck can carry a maximum of 5000 kilograms of cargo.
In this context, 'kg' specifies the weight limit in kilograms for the truck's cargo capacity.
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