international system of units; metric system
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international system of units; metric system
formalA standardized system of measurement used worldwide in science, commerce, and daily life, based on meters, kilograms, seconds, etc. Also known as '米制' (meter system). '公制' is its common abbreviation.
Dà大
duō多
shù数
guó国
jiā家
zài在
kē科
xué学
hé和
mào贸
yì易
zhōng中
cǎi采
yòng用
guó国
jì际
gōng公
zhì制
。
Most countries adopt the metric system in science and trade.
Qǐng请
jiāng将
shù数
jù据
huàn换
suàn算
chéng成
guó国
jì际
gōng公
zhì制
dān单
wèi位
。
Please convert the data into metric units.
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Jiǎn简
chēng称
gōng公
zhì制
。
Commonly abbreviated as 'metric system'.
Mǐ米
zhì制
shì是
guó国
jì际
gōng公
zhì制
de的
lìng另
yī一
zhǒng种
jiào叫
fǎ法
。
The meter system is another name for the international metric system.