Meaning of 华里
华里 means Chinese mile; li (a traditional unit of length equal to 500 meters or about 0.31 miles). Pronounced huá lǐ.
- Chinese mile; li (a traditional unit of length equal to 500 meters or about 0.31 miles)
Definitions & Examples
Cóng从
zhè这
lǐ里
dào到
xiàn县
chéng城
hái还
yǒu有
shí十
huá华
lǐ里
。
It's still ten Chinese miles from here to the county town.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
yào要
zǒu走
wǔ五
huá华
lǐ里
qù去
shàng上
xué学
。
He walks five li to school every day.
Zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
de的
cháng长
dù度
shì是
èr二
huá华
lǐ里
。
The length of this bridge is two li.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
yī一
huá华
lǐ里
shì是
wǔ五
bǎi百
mǐ米
。
In ancient times, one li was five hundred meters.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
bù不
yuǎn远
wàn万
lǐ里
”
zhōng中
de的
“
lǐ里
”
jiù就
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
huá华
lǐ里
。
The 'li' in the idiom 'to travel thousands of miles without minding the distance' refers to the Chinese li.