China uses the metric system in weights and measures, and its
earlier system is still widely used in some areas. The following is
a conversion table.
|
Length
|
Metric
|
Chinese
|
English
|
|
1 km
|
2 li
|
0.62 mile
|
|
1.609 km
|
3.218 li
|
1 mile
|
|
1 m
|
3 chi
|
3.281 feet
|
|
0.305 m
|
0.915 chi
|
1 foot
|
|
Weight
|
Metric
|
Chinese
|
Imperial
|
|
1 kg
|
2 jin
|
2.205 pounds
|
|
0.454 kg
|
0.908 jin
|
1 pound
|
|
Area
|
Metric
|
Chinese
|
English
|
|
1 hectare (ha)
|
15 mu
|
2.47 acres
|
|
0.067 hectare
|
1 mu
|
0.165 acre
|
|
0.405 hectare
|
6.08 mu
|
1 acre
|
|
Capacity
|
Metric
|
Chinese
|
English
|
|
1 liter
|
1 sheng
|
0.22 gallon
|
|
4.546 liters
|
4.546 sheng
|
1 gallon
|