Chinese miles

A form of Chinese mile — A li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Chinese mile
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APA

Chinese miles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20miles

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“Chinese miles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20miles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese miles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20miles.

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