| Lengths, Distances | ||
| Chinese | Pinyin | Main uses |
| 尺 | chǐ (chi) | Chinese “foot” |
| 呎 | chǐ (chi) | British foot |
| 吋 | cùn (cun) | British inch |
| 寸 | cùn (cun) | Chinese “inch” |
| 公尺 | gōngchǐ (gongchi) | “meter” |
| 公分 | gōngfēn (gongfen) | centimeter (less common) |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ (gongli) | “kilometer” |
| 光年 | guāngnián (guangnian) | “light year” |
| 哩 | lǐ (li) | British mile |
| 里 | lǐ (li) | “lǐ“, about 1/3 mile |
| 厘米 | límǐ (limi) | centimeter |
| 米 | mǐ (mi) | meter |
| 秒差距 | miǎochājù (miaochaju) | “parsec” |
| 天文单位 (天文單位) | tiānwéndānwèi (tianwendanwei) | “astronomical unit” |
| 英尺 | yīngchǐ (yingchi) | British foot |
| 英里 | yīnglǐ (yingli) | British mile |