Measurement Unit Conversion: Li

Measurement unit: li

Full name: chinese mile

Plural form: chinese miles

Symbol: li

Category type: length

Scale factor: 500

Similar units

• chinese mile
• li [ancient China]
• li [imperial China]
• li [modern China]
• line
• line [small]
• ri [Korea]

SI unit: metre

The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.002 li.

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Definition: Chinese mile

The li (里, lǐ) is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer (c. 1640 feet). A modern li consists of 1,500 Chinese "feet" or chi and, in the past, was often translated as a "mile." Since the li has generally been only about a third as long as the mile, translating the character as "Chinese mile" or simply "li" is much less likely to produce confusion or error.

Sample conversions: li

• li to river [Egypt]
• li to braza [Spain]
• li to military pace
• li to kilofoot
• li to chinese inch
• li to pace [Roman]
• li to point [Britain, US]
• li to ken [Japan]
• li to block [Midwest U.S.]
• li to gigalight year

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