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What is jin in kilograms?

Chinese shops and size charts often use jin (斤). One jin is half a kilo. Convert it here, along with the other units you will meet.

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Rates change daily, sizes differ by brand, and the seller's own chart always wins. I checked these on 29 October 2026.

Units and temperature

China uses metric. Type in either box and the other fills in. Chinese shops often sell by the jin (斤): 1 jin is 500 g.

Watch the weight unit: jin, not kilos

A second dress sheet has a height and weight grid. Its weight row is labelled 体重 (斤), which is jin. One jin is half a kilo, so 100 jin is 50 kg. If you read 100 as kilos you will order far too big. The measurement table above it on the same sheet looks like kilos (45 for the 155 cm size), so check the unit on every grid.

Height cm85-90 jin (42.5-45 kg)100-105 jin (50-52.5 kg)115-120 jin (57.5-60 kg)
150-155SML
160-165SSL
170-175blankMM

Blank cells mean the seller does not make a size for that height and weight. The note under the grid says to choose by how you like clothes to fit (MM根据穿衣习惯选择尺码, where MM is slang for a young woman). Sheets seen on Taobao on 29 October 2026. I have not ordered any of these items.

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