shǎng
垧
old land area unit
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesmeasure word
a traditional unit of land area (15 mu in Northeast China; 3–5 mu in Northwest China)
archaicA historical unit now largely obsolete; regional values vary dramatically. In Northeast China (Dongbei), one shang equals approximately 15 mu (about 1 hectare), while in Northwest China, it equals only 3 or 5 mu.
Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
yuē约
yǒu有
wǔ五
shǎng垧
。
This plot of land is approximately five shang.
Zài在
dōng东
běi北
，
yī一
shǎng垧
dì地
xiāng相
dāng当
yú于
shí十
wǔ五
mǔ亩
。
In the Northeast, one shang of land is equivalent to fifteen mu.
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Xī西
běi北
dì地
qū区
de的
shǎng垧
bǐ比
dōng东
běi北
de的
xiǎo小
de得
duō多
。
The shang unit in the Northwest is much smaller than that in the Northeast.