unit of length (old name for centimeter); unit of weight (old name for gram)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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unit of length; old name for centimeter
archaicAn outdated unit of length, equivalent to one centimeter. Modern standard usage prefers "厘米" (lí mǐ). Still encountered in some traditional/technical contexts.
Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
bǎn板
hòu厚
wǔ五
gōng公
fēn分
。
This plank is five centimeters thick.
Jiù旧
tú图
zhǐ纸
shàng上
biāo标
zhù注
de的
chǐ尺
cùn寸
shì是
èr二
shí十
gōng公
fēn分
。
The dimensions marked on the old blueprint are twenty centimeters.
classifier
unit of mass/weight; old name for gram
archaicAn outdated unit of mass, equivalent to one gram. Modern standard usage prefers "克" (kè). Mostly obsolete.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
cái材
yī一
bāo包
zhòng重
wǔ五
shí十
gōng公
fēn分
。
One pack of this medicinal herb weighs fifty grams.
Lǎo老
shì式
tiān天
píng平
shàng上
hái还
kè刻
zhe着
gōng公
fēn分
de的
kè刻
dù度
。
The old-fashioned balance scale still has gradations marked in grams.