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厘米

lí mǐ

centimeter

Usage note

厘米表示长度单位。

lí mǐ biǎo shì cháng dù dān wèi。

厘米 means centimeter, a unit of length.

Context note

厘米常用于测量、数学和生活。

lí mǐ cháng yòng yú cè liáng 、 shù xué hé shēng huó。

It is often used with measurement, math, and daily life.

5 examples

这条线长十厘米
zhè tiáo xiàn cháng shí lí mǐ。
This line is ten centimeters long.
请写厘米
qǐng xiě lí mǐ。
Please write centimeters.
他的身高是多少厘米
tā de shēn gāo shì duō shǎo lí mǐ?
How many centimeters tall is he?
这个盒子有多少厘米宽?
zhè ge hé zi yǒu duō shǎo lí mǐ kuān?
How many centimeters wide is this box?
厘米很短。
yì lí mǐ hěn duǎn。
One centimeter is very short.

5 mini stories

老师说,厘米是常见的长度单位。
lǎo shī shuō, lí mǐ shì cháng jiàn de cháng dù dān wèi。
The teacher said centimeters are a common unit of length.
他用尺子量了几厘米
tā yòng chǐ zi liáng le jǐ lí mǐ。
He measured a few centimeters with a ruler.
这块布长三十厘米
zhè kuài bù cháng sān shí lí mǐ。
This piece of cloth is thirty centimeters long.
厘米用在很多测量里。
lí mǐ yòng zài hěn duō cè liáng lǐ。
Centimeters are used in many measurements.
孩子学会了看厘米
hái zi xué huì le kàn lí mǐ。
The child learned to read centimeters.

Mini dialogue

量身高

A
你身高多少厘米
Nǐ shēngāo duōshao límǐ?
How many centimeters tall are you?
B
我身高一百二十厘米
Wǒ shēngāo yībǎi èrshí límǐ.
I am 120 centimeters tall.

做手工

A
这张纸长多少厘米
Zhè zhāng zhǐ cháng duōshao límǐ?
How many centimeters long is this paper?
B
它长十五厘米
Tā cháng shíwǔ límǐ.
It is 15 centimeters long.

Related words and contrasts

related
meter

100厘米 make 1米 (meter).

related
毫米
háomǐ
millimeter

10毫米 make 1厘米.

related
千米
qiānmǐ
kilometer

1千米 is 1000米, a much larger unit.

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