公里 (gōng lǐ) — kilometer in Mandarin
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#936 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
公里 is pronounced gōng lǐ. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhège chéng shì lí zhè lǐ yǒu wǔ gōng lǐ.
This city is 5 kilometers away from here.
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What does 公里 mean?+
公里 (gōng lǐ) means "kilometer" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 公里?+
公里 is pronounced gōng lǐ. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 公里 in Mandarin?+
公里 is the #936 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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