shì
zhì

technical

Meaning of 市制

市制 means the traditional Chinese system of weights and measures, based on the metric system but using traditional Chinese unit names. Pronounced shì zhì.

  • the traditional Chinese system of weights and measures, based on the metric system but using traditional Chinese unit names

Definitions & Examples

Shì
zhì
shì
Zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
de
liáng
dān
wèi
zhì
 

The shizhi is the traditional Chinese system of weights and measures.

Shì
zhì
de
zhǔ
dān
wèi
bāo
kuò
shì
chǐ
 
shì
jīn
shì
shēng
 

The main units of the shizhi include the market chi, market jin, and market sheng.

Xiàn
zài
Zhōng
guó
jīng
biàn
cǎi
yòng
guó
dān
wèi
zhì
 
dàn
cháng
shēng
huó
zhōng
réng
cháng
yòng
shì
zhì
dān
wèi
 

China has now widely adopted the International System of Units, but the shizhi units are still commonly used in daily life.

Zhè
tái
chèng
shì
yòng
shì
zhì
biāo
zhù
de
 
jīn
děng
bǎi
 

This scale is marked in shizhi units, where one jin equals five hundred grams.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ tào