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毫米 háomǐ

毫米 háomǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 毫米 háomǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
háomǐ | hao2 mi3
English translation
millimeter

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Traditional form

毫米 háomǐ

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí
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Etymology of 毫米 háomǐ

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háo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Máo represents the meaning and Gāo represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Máo

Positional decomposition

⿱⿳亠口冖毛

Number of Strokes

11

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of grains of rice.

Positional decomposition

丷木

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 毫米 háomǐ

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běn 地区 dìqū 去年 qùnián de 降雨量 jiàng yǔ liàng 不足 bùzú 50毫米 háomǐ .

The annual rainfall in this area was less than 50 mm last year.

这种 zhè zhǒng 机器 jīqì yòng lái 冲洗 chōng xǐ 500毫米 háomǐ 见方 jiàn fāng de 底片 dǐ piàn , bìng 得到 dé dào hěn 均匀 jūnyún de 效果 xiàoguǒ .

The machine is capable of processing 500 mm square plates very uniformly.

支架 zhī jià 周围 zhōuwéi yǒu 一层 yī céng 0.5毫米 háomǐ hòu de .

The block is surrounded by cadmium foil 5 mm thick.

这辆轿车 jiào chē 原先 yuánxiān de 车型 duǎn le yāo 40毫米 háomǐ

The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.

这块宝石 bǎo shí Gāo 28.6毫米 háomǐ chóng 139.43克拉 kè lā

The gemstone is 6 millimetres high and weighs 43 carats.

毫米 háomǐ Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 毫米 háomǐ and their own compounds.

毫米 háomǐ Compounds

See all 298 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 毫米 háomǐ in their composition.

  • háo
      • lái
      • lèi
        • lèi
          • ,
      • duàn
      • liào
        • , ,
      • lóu
        • , kài , , , , , , ,
          • , ,
        • , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • chǐ
        • niè
      • tiào
      • càn
        • càn , càn , , , ,
      • biàn
        • Pān
          • pān
          • shěn
          • , fān , fān , pán , fān , fán , , fǎn , fán , fán , , pán , fān , fán , , fán , , , , , , , , , , , ,
        • shì , yòu , qiè , yìn , shì , yuè , shì
      • shǐ
      • lín
        • lín , lín , lín , lín , lín , lín , lìn , lín , lǐn , lín , , lín , lín , lín , lín , , lín , , , lián , , , , , , , , , , , lín , , lín
      • fèn
      • , jīng , zāo , gāo , táng , fěn , , , shǐ , , nián , cuì , , fèn , liáng , yuān , cāo , qiǔ , , , , róu , yuè , kāng , zòng , nuò , liáng , , jiàng , , shu , , sǎn , , , , fán , shēn , , xiān , zhàng , qiān , cuì , , , , , bǎi mǐ , ,
      • jīng , zhāng , 粿 guǒ , miàn , hóu , , zān , bèi , xiǔ , , zòng , niè , , , , , , , , , , , , 籿, , , bǎn , , , , , , , , , , , , , , chī , , , , lāo , , , , ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , liáng , , , , , tuán , , , , , , ,
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