公里 gōnglǐ kilometer
How to remember 公里: 公 public + 里 in = kilometer.
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How it is used
- Kilometer - 十公里 (shí gōnglǐ) ten kilometers; 每小时六十公里 60 km/h.
- 公 (metric prefix) + 里 (the traditional Chinese unit); 公里 = km, distinct from 里 (about 500 m).
- Also written 千米 (qiānmǐ) in technical contexts; 公里 is the everyday word.
Example sentences
- 我走了一公里路。 Wǒ zǒule yì gōnglǐ lù.I walked one kilometer.
- 我家距离车站1公里。 Wǒ jiā jùlí chēzhàn yī gōnglǐ.My home is one kilometer away from the station.