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英里

yīng lǐ · ying li

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Meaning

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  1. mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
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Miles or kilometres?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)跑(pǎo)了(le)三(sān)英里(yīnglǐ)！

    I ran three miles today!

  2. Liangliang

    三(sān)英里(yīnglǐ)是(shì)多少(duōshao)公里(gōnglǐ)？

    How many kilometres is three miles?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，手表(shǒubiǎo)上(shàng)只有(zhǐyǒu)英里(yīnglǐ)。

    I do not know. My watch only shows miles.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)算(suàn)一下(yīxià)，一(yī)英里(yīnglǐ)差不多(chàbuduō)一点六(yīdiǎnliù)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Let me work it out. One mile is about 1.6 kilometres.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)跑了(pǎole)快(kuài)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    Then I ran almost five kilometres!

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)多(duō)吃(chī)一个(yīgè)包子(bāozi)了(le)。

    Right, so you can eat one extra steamed bun.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)四(sì)分(fēn)之(zhī)三(sān)英(yīng)里(lǐ)。

I walked three-fourths of a mile.

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02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)山(shān)路(lù)大(dà)约(yuē)有(yǒu)十(shí)英(yīng)里(lǐ)长(cháng)。

This mountain road is about ten miles long.

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