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Hi, polyglots.

You may encounter units of measurements in foreign texts and wonder how much they are in units you are familiar with. Here is a list of them.

Units are all written in singular forms.

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Area[edit | edit source]

units of the same value equivalence in square metre place of origin time of use specific use

Length[edit | edit source]

units of the same value equivalence in metre place of origin time of use specific use
  • 1/1800 里 里 [cmn]
  • 1/100 yǐn 引 引 [cmn]
  • 1/10 zhàng 丈 丈 [cmn]
  • 1/5 步 步 [cmn]
  • 1 chǐ 尺 尺 [cmn]
  • 10 cùn 寸 寸 [cmn]
  • 100 fēn 分 分 [cmn]
  • 1000 釐 厘 [cmn]
  • 10000 háo 毫 毫 [cmn]
0.32 China 1915 – 1930

Mass[edit | edit source]

units of the same value equivalence in kilogram place of origin time of use specific usage

Time[edit | edit source]

units of the same value equivalence in second place of origin time of use specific usage

Volume[edit | edit source]

units of the same value equivalence in cubic metre place of origin time of use specific usage
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