English–Chinese
“kilometer” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng lǐ
Example
我家离公司有5公里。wǒ jiā lí gōng sī yǒu 5 gōng lǐ
My home is 5 kilometers away from the company.
How to say “kilometer” in Chinese
“Kilometer” in Chinese is 公里 (gōng lǐ).
A shared distance ruler for comparing how far apart places are or how far a vehicle travels.
Example sentences with 公里
从学校到商店大约有3公里。cóng xué xiào dào shāng diàn dà yuē yǒu 3 gōng lǐ
It is about 3 kilometers from the school to the store.
Tips for using 公里
- Chinese places the number directly before a measure word, so a distance can be recognized quickly as a number-plus-unit pattern.