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厘米

lí mǐ

HSK 5

Meaning

  • centimeter

Definition

长度单位，一厘米等于一米的百分之一。

A unit of length, one centimeter equals one hundredth of a meter.

Usage

用于测量较短物体的长度或距离。

Used to measure the length or distance of relatively short objects.

Examples

  • 1 这张桌子宽80厘米。 (This table is 80 centimeters wide.)
  • 2 我的身高是170厘米。 (My height is 170 centimeters.)
  • 3 这条鱼有30厘米长。 (This fish is 30 centimeters long.)
  • 4 请将图片裁剪成10厘米见方。 (Please crop the image into a 10-centimeter square.)
  • 5 降水量达到了5厘米。 (The precipitation reached 5 centimeters.)

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