Chinese – Simplified (Localization of numbers and measurement units)
Localize numbers and measurement units according to the unit list below. Imperial units should NOT be deleted.
*Secondary quotation marks are used for example when a phrase in quotation marks contains another phrase in quotation marks.
**Enumeration comma must be used instead of the regular comma when separating words constituting a list.
***When connecting two words to signify a range, use a tilde (e.g. 1月～7月 “January to July”).
| Description | English | Chinese – Simplified |
| decimal | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| thousand separator | 1250 | 1300 |
| ten thousand separator | 24000 | 12000 |
| minus mark | –40 | –40 |
| quotation marks – primary | “” | “” |
| quotation marks – secondary* | ‘’ | |
| title marks – for titles of books/manuals, etc. | 《》 | |
| enumeration comma** | , | 、 |
| full stop | . | 。 |
| space between number and % | 5% | 5% |
| space between number and any kind of unit | 12A | 12 安 |
| space between number and any kind of unit as adjective (as in “12-volt battery”) |
12-volt | 12 伏 |
| spacing – minute (angle) | 20’ | 20’ |
| spacing – degree (angle) | 25° | 25° |
| space before and after dash (–)*** | 2.0 – 4.0 mm | 0.8～0.9 毫米 |
| space before and after the slash (/) mark | 12000 km/6000 km | 12000 千米/6000 千米 |
| Celsius | °C | °C |
| Fahrenheit | °F | °F |
| ampere | A | 安 |
| bar | bar | 巴 |
| cubic centimeter | cm3, cc | 立方厘米 |
| centimeter | cm | 厘米 |
| cubic inch | cu.in | 立方英寸 |
| foot | ft (foot, feet) | 英尺 |
| grams of CO2 per km | g/km | 克/千米 |
| imperial gallon | Imp gal | 英制加仑 |
| imperial ounces | Imp oz | 英制盎司 |
| imperial pint | Imp pt | 英制品脱 |
| imperial quart | Imp qt | 英制夸脱 |
| inch | in (inch, inches) | 英寸 |
| kilogram | kg | 千克 |
| kilogram(-force) per square centimeter | kg/cm2, kgf/cm2 | 千克/平方厘米 |
| kilogram(-force) meter | kg-m, kgf-m | 千克-米 |
| kiloherz | kHz | 千赫兹 |
| kilometer | km | 千米 |
| kilometer per hour | km/h | 千米/小时 |
| kilopascal | kPa | 千帕 |
| regarding to engine displacement | L | 升 |
| liter | l (liter, liters) | 升 |
| pound | lb, lbs | 磅 |
| pound(-force)-foot | lb-ft, lbf-ft | 磅•英尺 |
| meter | m | 米 |
| mile | mile (miles) | 英里 |
| milliliter | ml | 毫升 |
| millimeter | mm | 毫米 |
| miles per gallon | MPG | 英里/加仑 |
| imperial miles per gallon | MPG IMP | 英里/英制加仑 |
| US miles per gallon | MPG US | 英里/美制加仑 |
| miles per hour | mph, miles/h | 英里/小时 |
| newton | N | 牛 |
| newton meter | N·m, Nm | 牛米 |
| pounds per square inch | psi | 磅/平方英寸 |
| revolutions per minute | rpm, r/min | 转/分钟 |
| volt | V | 伏 |
| watt | W | 瓦 |