| 厘米 | lí mǐ | centimeter; also written 厘米 |
| 厘 | lí | one hundredth; centi-; Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 |
| 公厘 | gōng lí | decigram; millimeter |
| 厘金 | lí jīn | a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion |
| 厘克 | lí kè | centigram |
| 厘升 | lí shēng | centiliter |
失之毫厘，
谬以千里 | shī zhī háo lí ,
miù yǐ qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses |
失之毫厘，
差之千里 | shī zhī háo lí ,
chà zhī qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses |
失之毫厘，
差以千里 | shī zhī háo lí ,
chà yǐ qiān lǐ | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses |
| 巴厘 | Bā lí | Bali (island in Indonesia); Bali Island, Indonesia |
差之毫厘，
失之千里 | chā zhī háo lí ,
shī zhī qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile |
差之毫厘，
谬以千里 | chā zhī háo lí ,
miù yǐ qiān lǐ | the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile |
| 巴厘岛 | Bā lí dǎo | Bali (island in Indonesia) |
| 立方厘米 | lì fāng lí mǐ | cubic centimeter |
| 厘清 | lí qīng | to clarify (the facts); clarification |
