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厘米

centimeter

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

li2mi3 • límǐ

Meaning

Primary

centimeter

Alternatives

centimeters, centimetre, centimetres

Mnemonic

A 厘米 centimeter is a 厘 fraction of a meter that is approximately the length of a grain of 米 rice.

Usage

这 条 线 十 厘米 长。

This line is ten centimeters long.

书桌 八十 厘米 高。

The desk is eighty centimeters tall.

一 公尺 等于 一 百 厘米。

One meter equals one hundred centimeters.