尺
chǐ
a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
请把尺借给我，我要量一下这张桌子。
qǐng bǎ chǐ jiè gěi wǒ，wǒ yào liáng yī xià zhè zhāng zhuō zi。
Please lend me the ruler; I want to measure this table.
这块布料宽大约两尺，够做一条裙子。
zhè kuài bù liào kuān dà yuē liǎng chǐ，gòu zuò yī tiáo qún zi。
This piece of fabric is about two Chinese feet wide, enough to make a skirt.
Words with 尺
游标卡尺
yóu biāo kǎ chǐ
dial calipers
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
量尺寸
liáng chǐ cùn
to take sb's measurements
量油尺
liáng yóu chǐ
dipstick
钢曲尺
gāng qū chǐ
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
丁字尺
dīng zì chǐ
set square (carpenter's tool)
公尺
gōng chǐ
meter (unit of length)
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
千分尺
qiān fēn chǐ
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
卡尺
kǎ chǐ
calipers
卷尺
juǎn chǐ
tape measure (usu. retractable)
合四乙尺工
hé sì yǐ chě gōng
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la