Chinese mile
nounEtymology
By analogy with the similar Roman and English unit, although the li was somewhat shorter.
- derived from unit
Definitions
A li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs,…
A li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
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