尺 chǐ
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chǐ
measure word
chi; a Chinese foot; a foot
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: A unit of length equal to one third of a meter; there are 10 寸 in one 尺 in the Chinese Market System of Weights and Measures (Guoyu '尺' n 1; Kroll 2015 '尺' 1, p. 52; Unihan '尺'; XHZD '尺' 1, p. 90) -
chǐ
noun
a ruler; a tape-measure
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '尺' n 2; XHZD '尺' 2, p. 90) -
chǐ
adjective
small
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 微小 (Guoyu '尺' adj; Kroll 2015 '尺' 2, p. 52) -
chǐ
noun
a drawing tool
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '尺' 3, p. 90)
Contained in
- 深度尺 depth indicator or gauge
- 市尺 chi
- 立方公尺 cubic meter m^3
- 塞尺 gauge
- 标准尺寸(標準尺寸) gauge
- 皮尺 tape measure
- 垂涎三尺 to drool (over) ; to yearn for; to covet; to crave
- 直尺 straight ruler
- 咫尺之地 a very small area
- 英尺 foot
- 曲尺楼梯(曲尺樓梯) staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase
- 比例尺 scale ; an engineer's scale
- 摺尺 a folding ruler
- 角曲尺 miter square (tool to measure angles)
- 油尺 dipstick; oil measuring rod
- 标尺(標尺) surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight
- 道高一尺，魔高一丈 it takes constant vigilance to stave off evil
- 尺子 ruler
- 百尺竿头(百尺竿頭) to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
- 尺有所短，寸有所长(尺有所短，寸有所長) for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice; everyone has their strong and weak points
- 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒(冰凍三尺，非一日之寒) three feet of ice does not form in a single day; Rome wasn't built in a day
- 咫尺千里 so close, yet worlds apart
- 量油尺 dipstick; oil measuring rod
- 无风三尺浪(無風三尺浪) large waves in windless conditions; trouble arising unexpectedly
- 工尺谱(工尺譜) Gongche notation
- 魔高一丈，道高一尺 the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot; It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
- 七尺 seven (Chinese) feet tall; a grown adult
- 曲尺 a set square
- 尺牍(尺牘) letter; correspondence
- 表尺 rear sight (of a gun)
- 咫尺天颜(咫尺天顏) a close advisor to the emperor
- 直角尺 a set square (carpenter's tool)
- 尺度 a scale; a yardstick
- 尺蠖蛾 moth in family Geometridae
- 钢曲尺(鋼曲尺) steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
- 镇尺(鎮尺) a paperweight
- 量尺寸 to take somebody's measurements
- 尺璧 a [jade] bi one chi in diameter
- 咫尺天涯 so close, yet worlds apart
- 软尺(軟尺) soft ruler; tape measure
- 界尺 ungraduated ruler; straightedge
- 尺规作图(尺規作圖) ruler and compass construction
- 卡尺 calipers
- 咫尺 very close
- 平方英尺 square foot
- 合四乙尺工 names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
- 活动曲尺(活動曲尺) sliding bevel (to measure angles)
- 得寸进尺(得寸進尺) win an inch, want a foot; not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
- 近在咫尺 to be almost within reach; to be close at hand
- 角尺 set square (tool to measure right angles)
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