metric system; international metric system
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metric system; international system of measurement
formalA technical term for a system of measurement based on the meter and kilogram, formally adopted as an international standard in 1875. Also known as '国际公制'. It was largely superseded by the modern 'International System of Units (SI)' in 1960.
Quán全
qiú球
dà大
duō多
shù数
guó国
jiā家
cǎi采
yòng用
mǐ米
zhì制
zuò作
wéi为
biāo标
zhǔn准
jì计
liàng量
dān单
wèi位
。
Most countries around the world use the metric system as the standard unit of measurement.
Zài在
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
zhōng中
，
mǐ米
zhì制
dān单
wèi位
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
shǐ使
yòng用
。
Metric units are widely used in scientific experiments.
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Mǐ米
zhì制
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
dān单
wèi位
bāo包
kuò括
mǐ米
、
gōng公
jīn斤
hé和
shēng升
。
The main units of the metric system include the meter, kilogram, and liter.
19601
nián9
hòu6
mǐ0
zhì年
zhú后
，
jiàn米
bèi制
gèng逐
wán渐
shàn被
de更
guó完
jì善
dān的
wèi国
zhì际
qǔ单
dài位
制
取
代
。
After 1960, the metric system was gradually replaced by the more comprehensive International System of Units.
Xué学
xí习
wù物
lǐ理
hé和
huà化
xué学
xū需
yào要
shú熟
xī悉
mǐ米
zhì制
。
Studying physics and chemistry requires familiarity with the metric system.