公
里

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The word "公里" is formed by combining the character "公", which here denotes "metric" or "standard", with the character "里", a traditional Chinese unit of distance; this compound specifies the metric version of "里", resulting in the meaning "kilometer".

Example Sentences Hide

我家离学校五公里。

Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào wǔ gōnglǐ.

My home is five kilometers from school.

这个公园的面积是十平方公里。

Zhège gōngyuán de miànjī shì shí píngfāng gōnglǐ.

The area of this park is ten square kilometers.

他每天跑步三公里以保持健康。

Tā měitiān pǎobù sān gōnglǐ yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng.

He runs three kilometers every day to stay healthy.

从北京到上海的直线距离大约是一千公里。

Cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi de zhíxiàn jùlí dàyuē shì yīqiān gōnglǐ.

The straight-line distance from Beijing to Shanghai is approximately one thousand kilometers.

这条高速公路全长超过五百公里，连接了多个重要城市。

Zhè tiáo gāosù gōnglù quán cháng chāoguò wǔbǎi gōnglǐ, liánjiē le duō gè zhòngyào chéngshì.

This expressway is over five hundred kilometers long and connects many important cities.

Word Definition - 公里

gōng lǐ kilometer

Individual Character Details

公 gōng
里 lǐ, lǐ, lǐ, lǐ