毫米 (háo mǐ): millimeter

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HSK 6classifier

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Pinyin
Meaning: millimeter
Characters: 2
Part of speech: classifier
HSK level: HSK 6

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millimeter

Chinese explanation

毫米是长度单位，等于一米的千分之一。常用于测量很小的长度或厚度，比如降雨量、机械零件的尺寸等。

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HSK 3

uncooked rice

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Example sentences

The doctor measured the tumor with a vernier caliper and found it was only three millimeters in size, so surgery was not needed for the time being.

This watch is water-resistant to fifty meters, yet the case thickness increased by only 0.5 millimeters, so it still feels light and thin on the wrist.

As global warming continues, glaciers retreat by several meters each year, and sea levels rise by a few millimeters as a result, threatening coastal cities.

The manufacturing precision required for this chip is extremely high; any error exceeding one millimeter will cause the entire batch to be scrapped.

The tailor carefully measured the cuffs and found a two-millimeter difference between the two sides, so he unpicked them and sewed them again.

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