English–Chinese
“centimeter” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlí mǐ
Example
这把尺子长30厘米zhè bǎ chǐ zi cháng 30 lí mǐ
This ruler is 30 centimeters long.
How to say “centimeter” in Chinese
“Centimeter” in Chinese is 厘米 (lí mǐ).
A fine ruler-scale length that divides the meter into one hundred equal parts.
Example sentences with 厘米
这棵树大约有两百多厘米高。zhè kē shù dà yuē yǒu liáng bǎi duō lí mǐ gāo
This tree is a little over 200 centimeters tall.
Tips for using 厘米
- In spoken measurements, the number comes before the unit, and the unit has no plural ending, which makes Chinese measurements more compact than English ones.