公升

gōngshēng
liter

CEDICT

litre

Wiktionary

量詞。計算容量的單位。公制一公升等於一千公撮。

重編國語辭典

容量計量單位，定義為一立方公寸或是1公寸見方的立方體的體積。符號：l、L、ℓ

維基詞典

Examples

歐洲人每年平均飲用十二點五公升的純酒精。

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