粴 (lǐ) - Kilometer — a unit of length equal to

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Kilometer — a unit of length equal to 1000 meters, used in the metric system.

Kilometer — a unit of length equal to

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 公里— kilometer (standard term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The distance is about 5 kilometers (5粴).
  • He ran a 10-kilometer race (10粴赛跑).
  • This road extends for 100 kilometers (100粴).

Collocations

  • kilometer(粴)
  • square kilometer(平方粴)
  • kilometer mark(粴程碑)
  • kilometer per hour(粴/小时)
  • kilometer distance(粴距离)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 粴 is a rarely used Chinese character created specifically to represent the metric unit 'kilometer'.
  • It combines the rice radical 米 (representing the sound 'mi' from meter) with the li character 里 (a traditional Chinese unit of distance).
  • This character is not commonly used in modern Chinese, where '公里' is the standard term for kilometer.

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