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Meaning of picul
picul (n)
a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
picul (n.)
A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135/ lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 133/ lbs.; in Japan, 133/ lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called also, by the Chinese, tan.
picul Sentence Examples
- The farmer hauled several piculs of rice to the market.
- The construction workers struggled to lift the picul-heavy steel beams.
- The merchant's goods weighed hundreds of piculs, filling his entire warehouse.
- The ancient Chinese used the picul as a unit of measurement for heavy objects.
- The ox could only pull a picul of sugarcane at a time.
- The ship's cargo consisted of multiple piculs of tea and silk.
- The blacksmith used a picul of iron to forge a sturdy axe.
- The statue's weight was estimated to be over a thousand piculs.
- The picul-sized pumpkin took two people to carry.
- The harvest festival celebrated the farmers who could cultivate the heaviest piculs of produce.
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a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)A commercial weight varying in different countrie
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The farmer hauled several piculs of rice to the market.
The construction workers struggled to lift the picul-heavy steel beams.
The merchant's goods weighed hundreds of piculs, filling his entire warehouse.
The ancient Chinese used the picul as a unit of measurement for heavy objects.
