公升

gōngshēng
liter

CEDICT

litre

Wiktionary

量词。计算容量的单位。公制一公升等于一千公撮。

重編國語辭典

容量计量单位，定义为一立方公寸或是1公寸见方的立方体的体积。符号：l、L、ℓ

維基詞典

Examples

欧洲人每年平均饮用十二点五公升的纯酒精。

Europeans drink, on average, 12.5 liters of pure alcohol per year.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)

Related entries

升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
我每天喝1.7升水。

I drink 1.7 liters of water each day.

Source: Tatoeba