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公里

gōng lǐ · gong li

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HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. kilometer
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Ten kilometres to work

  1. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)离(lí)公司(gōngsī)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    My home is ten kilometres from the office.

  2. Liangliang

    十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)？那(nà)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)啊(a)。

    Ten kilometres? That is far.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)走路(zǒulù)上班(shàngbān)。

    Yes, so I walked to work today.

  4. Liangliang

    走(zǒu)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does it take to walk ten kilometres?

  5. Dengdeng

    三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)到(dào)公司(gōngsī)的时候(deshíhou)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)下班(xiàbān)了(le)。

    Three hours. When I got to the office, everyone had left work.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

距(jù)离(lí)村(cūn)内(nèi)的(de)邮(yóu)政(zhèng)局(jú)不(bú)到(dào)一(yì)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.

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02

从(cóng)我(wǒ)家(jiā)到(dào)公(gōng)司(sī)大(dà)约(yuē)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

It's about five kilometers from my home to the office.

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公
gōng

public; collectively owned

里
lǐ

lining; interior

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