mou

KK[/maʊ/]IPA/maʊ/

mou — noun

1. a traditional unit for measuring land in Chinese-speaking regions. One mou is ap

1.名詞C1
釋義

a traditional unit for measuring land in Chinese-speaking regions. One mou is approximately one-fifteenth of a hectare or about one-sixth of an acre.

例句

Linh's family farms about fifteen mou of rice paddies in the Mekong Delta region.

collocation: [number] mou of [land type]

Hassan learned that a ten-mou tea farm in Taiwan can supply several local shops.

adjective use: ten-mou tea farm

同義詞
  • Chinese acre

    informal equivalent used in English-language writing to help readers approximate the size

文法句型

[number] + mou + of + [land description]

用法筆記

Mou is primarily used in Chinese-speaking regions (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong) and appears most often in agricultural reports, real estate listings, and historical documents about land ownership. Outside these contexts, speakers typically use hectares or acres.

常見錯誤

❌The garden measures five the mou in Taipei.
✅The garden measures five mou in Taipei.
💡'mou' does not take an article ('the') when paired with a number, like other unit words (meters, acres).
❌They bought a 0.5 mou land.
✅They bought half a mou of land.
💡In natural English, use 'half a mou' or 'zero point five mou' rather than attaching a decimal directly.