毫米 (háo mǐ) — millimeter
Definition
毫 (háo) = milli- (one thousandth); 毫米 is a unit of length, 10× smaller than 厘米. Use 毫升 for milliliters (volume).
classifier
millimeter
Examples
- 毫米。Zhè zhāng zhǐ de hòu dù zhǐ yǒu liǎng háo mǐ.This sheet of paper is only two millimeters thick.
- 毫米。Zuó tiān de jiàng yǔ liàng dá dào le shí háo mǐ.Yesterday's rainfall reached ten millimeters.
- 毫米。Zhè kuài bō li de hòu dù shì wǔ háo mǐ.The thickness of this piece of glass is five millimeters.
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