Chinese

gōngchǐ
Meaning: meter (unit of length)
Part of Speech: Counter, Noun

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Handwriting

公
尺

Example sentences

This road is five hundred meters long.
公尺是長度的單位。
公尺是长度的单位。
The meter is a unit of length.
這間臥室的面積是十二平方公尺。
这间卧室的面积是十二平方公尺。
The area of this bedroom is twelve square meters.
飛機正在一萬公尺的高空飛行。
飞机正在一万公尺的高空飞行。
The plane is flying at a high altitude of 10,000 meters.
他在一百公尺短跑中獲得了冠軍。
他在一百公尺短跑中获得了冠军。
He won the championship in the 100-meter sprint.

Usage Notes

The metric unit of length, equivalent to 100 centimeters.

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