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An Ancient Standard of weights and measures has been followed by Chinese for over 2,000 years, and it is impossible to ignore its wide use. Still, with the development of society and the requirements for keeping pace with the world, China also accepts the metric system. As a result, both the Chinese system and the metric are in wide use throughout the country. The conversion between metric, the Chinese system and the imperial system are offered below for ease of communication in China.

Linear Measure

Metric
Chinese
Imperial
Meter
Centimeter
Li
Chi
Mile
Feet
Inch
1
100
0.002
3
1.094
3.2808
39.37
0.01
1
0.00002
0.03
0.01094
0.03281
0.3937
500
50000
1
1500.15
546.81
1640.42
19685.04
0.3333
33.33
0.0007
1
0.3646
1.094
13.123
0.9144
91.44
0.0018
2.743
1
3
36
0.3048
30.48
0.0006
0.9144
0.3334
1
12
0.0254
2.54
0.00005
0.0762
0.0278
0.833
1


1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters and is about 0.6 miles.


Unit of Weight

Metric
Chinese
Imperial
Kg
Gram
Jin
Liang
Pound
1
1000
2
20
2.2046
0.001
1
0.002
0.02
0.0022
0.5
500
1
10
1.1023
0.05
50
0.1
1
0.1102
0.4536
453.59
0.9072
9.072
1


Square Measure
 
Metric
Chinese system
Imperial
Hectare
Sq meter
Mu
Acre
Sq yard
Sq feet
1
10000
15
2.471
11959.9
107639.1
0.0001
1
0.001493
0.000247105
1.1960
10.7639
0.06667
666.6667
1
0.16474
797.3528
7176.1755
0.40469
4046.86
6.07029
1
4840.1627
43561.46
0.00008361
0.8361
0.001254
0.0002066
1
9
0.00000929
0.0929
0.0001393
0.00002296
0.1111
1


Measure of Capacity

Metric
Chinese system
English system
Imperial system
Litre
Cu meter
Sheng
Gallon
Gallon
1
0.001
1
0.22
0.264
0.001
1
1000
219.9688
264.1729
4.564
0.0045461
4.564
1
1.201
3.785
0.0037854
3.785
0.833
1


Measure of Temperature

Centigrade (C)
- 17.8
- 10
- 5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
100
Fahrenheit (F)
0
14
23
32
41
50
59
68
77
86
95
104
212
 
 
 
 

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