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    Expressing the unit 'mile' with 英里 (yīnglǐ)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 英里

    Explanation

    The classifier 英里 (yīnglǐ) means "mile" and is used as a unit of distance. The character 英 indicates its British/English origin, distinguishing it from Chinese units of measurement. For example, 两英里 means "two miles."

    Examples

    • 学校离我家大概三英里远。

      Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā dàgài sān yīnglǐ yuǎn.

      The school is about three miles from my home.

    • 他每天早上跑五英里，已经坚持了两年。

      Tā měitiān zǎoshang pǎo wǔ yīnglǐ, yǐjīng jiānchí le liǎng nián.

      He runs five miles every morning and has kept it up for two years.

    • 这个小镇方圆十英里内没有医院。

      Zhège xiǎo zhèn fāngyuán shí yīnglǐ nèi méiyǒu yīyuàn.

      There is no hospital within a ten-mile radius of this small town.

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