metric unit of length, one hundred-thousandth of a meter (10 μm)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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a metric unit of length equal to one hundred-thousandth of a meter (0.01 mm or 10 micrometers)
technicalCommonly used in precision engineering and manufacturing. Colloquially referred to as 丝 (sī) or 道 (dào). Equivalent to 10 micrometers (微米).
Zhè这
gè个
líng零
jiàn件
de的
jiā加
gōng工
jīng精
dù度
yāo要
qiú求
dá达
dào到
hū忽
mǐ米
jí级
bié别
。
The machining precision of this component is required to reach the hundred-thousandth-of-a-meter level.
Yī一
gēn根
tóu头
fa发
sī丝
de的
zhí直
jìng径
dà大
yuē约
shì是
qī七
hū忽
mǐ米
。
The diameter of a human hair is approximately seven hundred-thousandths of a meter.
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Lǎo老
shī师
fu傅
shuō说
，
hái还
chà差
liǎng两
hū忽
mǐ米
cái才
fú符
hé合
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
The master craftsman said it is still two hundred-thousandths of a meter short of meeting the standard.
Zài在
jī机
xiè械
jiā加
gōng工
zhōng中
，
yī一
hū忽
mǐ米
yě也
jiào叫
yī一
sī丝
。
In machining, one hundred-thousandth of a meter is also called one 'si'.