It's a ten-minute walk
Informal Neutral
What it really means
British people usually give walking distances in minutes, not metres: "it is a ten-minute walk from the station". As a rough guide, ten minutes is a bit under a kilometre. "Walkable" means close enough to walk.
Chinese explanation
英国人描述步行距离习惯用分钟而不是米："it is a ten-minute walk from the station"（从车站步行十分钟）。粗略估算，十分钟约等于不到一公里。"Walkable"表示近到可以走路去。
Example conversation
A: How far is your flat from campus?
B: It is about a ten-minute walk, fifteen if I am being honest.
A：你的公寓离校园多远？
B：步行大约十分钟——说实话是十五分钟。
Official sources
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