Chinese Measurement Units
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 Volume Unit
The Area Unit
The Length Unit
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