Chinese Measurement Units

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When foreign tourists go on a trip in China, sometimes they may be confused about some Chinese measurement units while they are shopping or taking a taxi, which might get foreigners into a lot of trouble and cause inconvenience to them. The following contents are some Chinese measurement units that are commonly used in people’s daily lives in China and the conversion with International System of Units, which foreigners may not know about at all, hoping to give foreigners a little help.

 

Units

Names of Units

Conversion with International System of Units

Length Unit

里(Lǐ)

1 里=500 m

丈(Zhàng)

1 丈=10/3 m   

尺 (Chǐ)

1 尺=1/3 m

寸(Cùn)

1 寸=1/30 m

分(Fēn)

1 分=1/300 m

Mass Unit

担(Dàn)

1 担=50 kg

斤 (Jin)

1斤=500 g=0.5kg

两(Liǎng)

1 两=50 g=0.05 kg

钱(Qián)

1钱=5 g=0.005kg

分(Fēn)

1 分=0.5 g=0.0005kg

Area Unit

亩 (Mǔ)

1亩=10000/15 m2

分(Fēn)

1 分=1000/15 m2

厘 (Lí)

1 厘=100/15 m2

 

The Mass Unit

The Mass Unit
The mass unit includes kilogram (kg), gram (g), milligram (mg), ton (t) and atomic mass unit (u). The relations among them are as follows: » View details about The Mass Unit

The Volume Unit

The Volume Unit
The volume unit includes cubic meter (m3), cubic kilometer (km3), cubic centimeter (cm3), cubic millimeter (mm3), liter (l) and milliliter (ml). The relations among them are as follows: » View details about The Volume Unit

The Area Unit

The Area Unit
The area unit includes square meter (m2), square kilometer (km2), square centimeter (cm2), square millimeter (mm2) and » View details about The Area Unit

The Length Unit

The Length Unit
The length unit includes meter (m), centimeter (cm), millimeter (mm), kilometer (km), micrometer (m), nanometer (nm) and nautical mile (n mile). The relations among them are as follows:

» View details about The Length Unit

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