公里 gōng lǐ
“kilometer”
measure word, nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
公里 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1254: 公里 gōnglǐ — Level 4; official annotation 4 (量). PDF page 111
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 公里
公里 means “kilometer” and is used as a measure word for distance. Put it directly after a number (or 几/多少) with no extra classifier, as in 三公里 or 二十公里. It often appears with 离, 从…到…, or verbs like 走、跑、开 to talk about how far something is.
例句Example sentences
- 我家离学校三公里。wǒ jiā lí xué xiào sān gōng lǐ.My home is three kilometers from school.
- 我们每天跑五公里。wǒ men měi tiān pǎo wǔ gōng lǐ.We run five kilometers every day.
- 从火车站到机场大概二十公里。cóng huǒ chē zhàn dào jī chǎng dà gài èr shí gōng lǐ.It is about twenty kilometers from the train station to the airport.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗从学校到车站有两个公里。
✓从学校到车站有两公里。
公里 is itself the unit/measure word, so it follows the number directly without 个.