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 |