公里
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
公里 (gōnglǐ) · kilometer
公里 (gōnglǐ) means “kilometer”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 公里 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家离学校两公里。Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào liǎng gōnglǐ.My home is two kilometers from school.
他每天跑五公里。Tā měi tiān pǎo wǔ gōnglǐ.He runs five kilometers every day.
Questions about 公里
What does 公里 mean?
公里 (gōnglǐ) means “kilometer”.
How do you pronounce 公里?
公里 is pronounced gōnglǐ.
Which HSK level is 公里?
公里 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
Learn 公里 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.