Chinese mile
Chinese mile · Chinese miles
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).
Meaning
1 sensesA li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
Origin
By analogy with the similar Roman mile and English mile, although the li was somewhat shorBy analogy with the similar Roman mile and English mile, although the li was somewhat shorter.
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