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

学校离这儿大约三英里。

Xuéxiào lí zhèr dàyuē sān yīnglǐ.

The school is about three miles from here.

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 (lǐ) is about 500 meters, much shorter than a mile.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

里 lǐ