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How to Say ‘I am one meter seventy.’ in Simplified Chinese

我一米七。

wǒ yī mǐ qī

[waw yī mǐ qī]

💬 Usage Tip: Heights are said as meters plus a single digit, so 一米七 (yì mǐ qī) means 1.70 m. Note that 一 shifts to (yì) before 米.

Phrase Breakdown

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.

Example

我今天来买水果。

I came to buy fruit today.

一

yī

[yī]

one

The number one, used to denote a single unit.

Example

他有一个苹果。

He has one apple.

米

mǐ

[mǐ]

meter

Unit of length; in heights, 一米七 means 1.7 meters.

Example

她一米六五。

She is 1.65 meters tall.

七

qī

[qī]

seven

The number seven, often considered a lucky number.

Example

他七点起床。

He gets up at seven o'clock.

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