ton-kilometer; freight tonne-kilometer
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Meanings
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ton-kilometer; a unit of freight transportation measurement representing one ton of goods transported one kilometer
technicalA standard unit in logistics, transportation, and freight economics for calculating freight volume, costs, or efficiency. It is the product of mass (in tons) and distance (in kilometers).
Qù去
nián年
，
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
tiě铁
lù路
huò货
yùn运
liàng量
dá达
dào到
le了
wǔ五
qiān千
wàn万
dūn吨
gōng公
lǐ里
。
Last year, our company's railway freight volume reached fifty million ton-kilometers.
Jì计
suàn算
tàn碳
pái排
fàng放
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zhī知
dào道
zǒng总
de的
yùn运
shū输
dūn吨
gōng公
lǐ里
shù数
。
When calculating carbon emissions, we need to know the total transportation ton-kilometers.
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Zhè这
gè个
wù物
liú流
xiàng项
mù目
de的
chéng成
běn本
shì是
měi每
dūn吨
gōng公
lǐ里
sān三
máo毛
qián钱
。
The cost for this logistics project is three jiao per ton-kilometer.