háo mǐ
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这根钢筋的直径是10毫米。
zhè gēn gāngjīn de zhíjìng shì shí hǎomǐ.
The diameter of this steel bar is 10 millimeters.
水银柱上升了5毫米。
shuǐyín zhù shàngshēng le wǔ hǎomǐ.
The mercury column rose 5 millimeters.
显微镜可以把物体放大1000毫米。
xiǎnwèijìng kěyǐ bǎ wùtǐ fàngdà yīqiān hǎomǐ.
A microscope can magnify an object 1000 millimeters.
公厘 (gōng lǐ)
centimeter
厘 (lí)
millimeter
厘米 (lì mǐ)
centimeter
微米 (wēi mǐ)
micrometer
The Chinese word 毫米 (hǎomǐ) for "millimeter" is a compound of two characters: 毫 (háo) and 米 (mǐ). 毫 originally meant "fine hair" or "down" and was used to indicate a small quantity or degree. It is also used in the phrase 毫厘 (háolí), which means "a tiny bit" or "a hair's breadth". 米 originally meant "rice" but was also used as a unit of measurement for length, equivalent to about 1/3 of an inch. The character 毫米 was created by combining these two characters to create a new unit of measurement that is one thousandth of a meter.
