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厘米

lí mǐ · li mi

Traditional 釐米

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. centimeter
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Who is taller

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有多高(yǒuduōgāo)？

    How tall are you?

  2. Liangliang

    一百七十八(yībǎiqīshíbā)厘米(límǐ)。

    One hundred seventy-eight centimetres.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一百七十九(yībǎiqīshíjiǔ)厘米(límǐ)，比(bǐ)你(nǐ)高(gāo)一(yī)厘米(límǐ)。

    I'm one seventy-nine, one centimetre taller than you.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)穿着(chuānzhe)鞋(xié)量(liáng)的(de)吧(ba)？

    Did you measure with your shoes on?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)穿着(chuānzhe)鞋(xié)，鞋底(xiédǐ)有(yǒu)三(sān)厘米(límǐ)。

    Yes, I had shoes on. The sole is three centimetres thick.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)的(de)宽(kuān)度(dù)是(shì)二(èr)十(shí)一(yī)厘(lí)米(mǐ)。

The width of this paper is twenty-one centimeters.

02

他(tā)的(de)身(shēn)高(gāo)大(dà)约(yuē)一(yì)百(bǎi)八(bā)十(shí)厘(lí)米(mǐ)。

His height is about one hundred eighty centimeters.

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