lǐ
哩
old term for mile
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old term for mile
formalUsed as a unit of length, now mostly replaced by the standard term 英里 (yīnglǐ)
Zhè这
duàn段
lù路
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
lǐ哩
yuǎn远
。
This stretch of road is fifty miles long.
Qì汽
chē车
shí时
sù速
kāi开
dào到
le了
liù六
shí十
lǐ哩
。
The car was driving at sixty miles per hour.
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Tā他
pǎo跑
le了
sān三
lǐ哩
jiù就
lèi累
de得
bù不
xíng行
le了
。
He got exhausted after running three miles.
Zhè这
ge个
jù距
lí离
huàn换
suàn算
xià下
lái来
dà大
yuē约
shì是
shí十
lǐ哩
。
This distance converts to about ten miles.
Zǎo早
qī期
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
biāo标
zhì志
cháng常
yòng用
lǐ哩
zuò作
wéi为
dān单
wèi位
。
Early traffic signs often used miles as the unit of measurement.