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釐米

centimeter

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

li2mi3 • límǐ

Meaning

Primary

centimeter

Alternatives

centimeters, centimetre, centimetres

Mnemonic

A 釐米 centimeter is a 釐 fraction of a meter that is approximately the length of a grain of 米 rice.

Usage

這 條 線 十 釐米 長。

This line is ten centimeters long.

書桌 八十 釐米 高。

The desk is eighty centimeters tall.

一 公尺 等於 一 百 釐米。

One meter equals one hundred centimeters.