Definition
厘米 (lí mǐ) is the classifier for 'centimeter', a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter. 毫米 (háo mǐ) is 'millimeter', which is ten times smaller (1/1000 of a meter). Both are used after a number to indicate length.
classifier
centimeter
Examples
- 厘米。Zhè tiáo shéngzi cháng wǔ lí mǐ.This rope is five centimeters long.
- 厘米。Zhège hézi kuān èrshí lí mǐ.This box is twenty centimeters wide.
- 厘米。Tā de qiānbǐ bǐ wǒ de cháng liǎng lí mǐ.His pencil is two centimeters longer than mine.
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