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Metric unit of length

Taiwan:

  • 公里= kilometer(km)= 1000 meters
  • 公尺= meter(m)= 1/1000 km
  • 公寸= decimeter 1/10M
  • 公分= centimeter(cm)= 1/100M
  • 公釐= millimeters (mm)= 1/1000M

Mainland China:

  • 千米= 1000 meters= kilometer(km)
  • 百米= 100 meters
  • 十米= 10 meters,
  • 米= meter(m)
  • 分米= decimeter 1/10M
  • 厘米= centimeter 1/100M
  • 毫米= millimeters 1/1000M

Hong Kong mostly use 公里, 公尺, 公分, 厘米 and 毫米 for metric unit (a mix of Taiwan and Mainland China measurement units)

Both 公分 and 厘米 means centimeter, just 公分 is mainly used in Taiwan and 厘米 is mostly used in Mainland China.

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