Chinese

公里

gōnglǐ
kilometre/kilometer (SI unit)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese公 “public; communal”
  • characterChinese里 “li (a unit of distance equal to half a kilometre in modern Mainland China)”
    • simplified fromChinese裏
      • meaningChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • simplified fromChinese裡 “in; inside”
    • ideaChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
    • ideaChinese土 “earth; soil”

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