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li — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • li noun A traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized at about half a kilometer.

Senses

li is used for these senses in English:

  • li The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).

li — full definition

  1. noun A traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized at about half a kilometer.
  2. noun (in Confucian thought) Proper ritual, etiquette, and behavior expected in social and ceremonial life.