Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
公里
gōnglǐ
Description
“公里”是长度单位，一公里是一千米。
"公里" is a unit of length; one 公里 equals one thousand meters.
我们说路有多长的时候，常常用公里。
We often use 公里 to talk about how long a road is.
Meanings
公里gōnglǐ
kilometer (unit of distance)
我家离学校有三公里。
My home is three kilometers from the school.
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Notes
- Etymology
公 (metric/standard prefix) + 里 (a traditional Chinese distance unit).
- Nuance
千米 means the same thing but 公里 is more common in daily speech.
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