英里

yīnglǐ

noun #1,414

Measure Word

一英里 yīnglǐ

Meanings

1 mile (unit of distance)

Characters

English; Britain

li (unit of distance); inside

'English li' - a mile, named to distinguish it from the Chinese 里.

Examples

HSK 3

学校离这儿大约三英里。

Xuéxiào lí zhèr dàyuē sān yīnglǐ.

The school is about three miles from here.

HSK 3

他每天跑五英里。

Tā měitiān pǎo wǔ yīnglǐ.

He runs five miles every day.

Tips

usage

China uses the metric system, so 英里 mainly appears when translating from English or discussing US/UK measurements. The Chinese unit 里 is about 500 meters, much shorter than a mile.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

里 lǐ