How to write 米
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HSK level
HSK 3米 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 3. An intermediate band: enough vocabulary for everyday conversation and travel.
米 in a sentence
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这 座 楼 有 一 百 米 高 。This building is one hundred meters tall.
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他 跑 了 一 千 米 。He ran a thousand meters.
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这 条 绳 子 长 两 米 。This rope is two meters long.
米 vs 米饭 vs 厘米
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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Same character 米 — its native meaning is 'uncooked rice' (米饭 is cooked rice); 'meter' is a sound loan. Both coexist.
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厘米 lí mǐ centimeter
Compound 'centimeter' — literally 'li-meter'. 毫米 'millimeter' works the same way.