公里

gōnglǐ

measure word HSK 4 #3,790

Meanings

公 converts the traditional 里 into the metric kilometer.

HSK 2

学校离我家三公里。

Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā sān gōnglǐ.

The school is three kilometers from my home.

HSK 2

我每天跑五公里。

Wǒ měi tiān pǎo wǔ gōnglǐ.

I run five kilometers every day.

HSK 2

他今天开车走了三百多公里。

Tā jīntiān kāichē zǒu le sānbǎi duō gōnglǐ.

He drove more than three hundred kilometers today.

usage

In China, distances are always given in 公里 (kilometers), never miles.

公 gōng

里 lǐ