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title: "Limi Meaning: 厘米 (límǐ) Means “centimeter”"
description: "厘米 (traditional 釐米, límǐ) means “centimeter”. Hear its tones, see what 厘 and 米 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/limi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 厘米 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

厘米 límǐ

## centimeter

## Its characters

1. 厘 lí centimeter (short for 厘米)
2. 米 mǐ meter (unit of length)

## In a sentence

这张桌子长一百二十厘米。 This table is 120 centimeters long.

那是六根青铜做的筷子，每根大约二十六**厘米**长。

From [筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？ · The history of chopsticks](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/history-of-chopsticks#library-word-143-145)

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## More words with 厘 or 米

- [大米 dàmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dami)
- [毫米 háomǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haomi)
- [立方米 lìfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lifangmi)
- [米饭 mǐfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mifan)
- [平方米 píngfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfangmi)
- [玉米 yùmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yumi)

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