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Weights and Measures
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China uses the metric system in weights and measures, and its earlier system is still widely used in some areas. The following is a conversion table.

Length

Metric

Chinese

English

1 km

2 li

0.62 mile

1.609 km

3.218 li

1 mile

1 m

3 chi

3.281 feet

0.305 m

0.915 chi

1 foot

Weight

Metric

Chinese

Imperial

1 kg

2 jin

2.205 pounds

0.454 kg

0.908 jin

1 pound

Area

Metric

Chinese

English

1 hectare (ha)

15 mu

2.47 acres

0.067 hectare

1 mu

0.165 acre

0.405 hectare

6.08 mu

1 acre

Capacity

Metric

Chinese

English

1 liter

1 sheng

0.22 gallon

4.546 liters

4.546 sheng

1 gallon


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