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| Weights & Measures |
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| China uses metric system in weights and
measures. It has its own system in the past, so many people are still
using the old system because they have got used to it. To make it
convenient for you while you are in China, we list the following conversion
tables between the metric system, the Chinese system and the imperial
system. |
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Units of Length
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Metric
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Chinese
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Imperial
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| 1 km |
2 li |
0.62 mile |
| 0.5 km |
1 li |
0.311 mile |
| 1.609 km |
3.218 li |
1 mile |
| 1 m |
3 chi |
3.281 feet |
| 0.33 m |
1 chi |
1.07 feet |
| 0.305 m |
0.914 chi |
1 foot |
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Units of Weight
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Metric
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Chinese
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Imperial
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| 1 kg |
2 jin |
2.205 pound |
| 0.5 kg |
1 jin |
1.102 pound |
| 0.454 kg |
0.907 jin |
1 pound |
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Units of Area
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Metric
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Chinese
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Imperial
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| 1 hectare |
15 mu |
2.471 acres |
| 0.067 hectare |
1 mu |
0.165 acres |
| 0.405 hectare |
6.070 mu |
1 acres |
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Units of Capacity
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Metric
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Chinese
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Imperial
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| 1 litre |
1 sheng |
0.22 gallon |
| 4.546 litre |
4.546 sheng |
1 gallon |
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