shì​zhì

Chinese system of weights and measures

  • created sense approved 市制 · shì​zhì · Chinese system of weights and measures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    市制

    shì​zhì

    Chinese system of weights and measures

    The traditional Chinese system of measurement, based on international standards but using customary units such as the [[市尺|市尺|shi4 chi3]] (about 0.33 meters) and [[市斤|市斤|shi4 jin1]] (0.5 kilograms)

    市 (literal) → 市 · shì · [traditional units] 制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · system

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