市制

shìzhì

noun #78,433

Meanings

1 traditional Chinese units of measurement
2 municipal system (of city administration)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

按照市制，一市斤等于五百克。

Ànzhào shìzhì, yí shìjīn děngyú wǔbǎi kè.

In the traditional units, one jin equals 500 grams.

HSK 7-9

民国时期中国开始推行市制，城市第一次成为独立的行政单位。

Mínguó shíqī Zhōngguó kāishǐ tuīxíng shìzhì, chéngshì dìyī cì chéngwéi dúlì de xíngzhèng dānwèi.

In the Republican era China began to adopt a municipal system, and cities became separate administrative units for the first time.

Tips

history

The traditional units (市尺, 市斤, 市升) were fixed in 1929 as simple ratios of metric ones: a 市尺 is a third of a metre and a 市斤 500 grams. Since 1959 a 斤 has 10 两 instead of 16. Metric units became the legal standard in 1984, but markets still price food by the 斤.

Stroke Order

市 shì

制 zhì