"寸" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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寸 cùn a unit of length / inch / thumb
Results beginning with 寸
寸晷 cùn guǐ see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
寸口 cùn kǒu location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
寸脉 cùn mài pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
寸头 cùn tóu (male hair style) crew cut / butch cut
寸阴 cùn yīn a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
寸口脉 cùn kǒu mài pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
寸步难行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸步不离 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren
寸步不让 cùn bù bù ràng (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步难移 cùn bù nán yí see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom) / Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
Approximate Results for 寸
尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimension / measurement
英寸 yīng cùn inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
方寸 fāng cùn square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × / 1 cun, or 3⅓ / cm × / 3⅓ / cm) / heart / mind
头寸 tóu cùn money market
板寸 bǎn cùn buzz cut (hairstyle)
公寸 gōng cùn decimeter
市寸 shì cùn cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ / decimeter)
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量尺寸 liáng chǐ cùn to take sb's measurements
没分寸 méi fēn cùn inappropriate / bad-mannered
惜寸阴 xī cùn yīn to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
得寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless
鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng short-sighted
尺短寸长 chǐ duǎn cùn cháng abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
肝肠寸断 gān cháng cùn duàn lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom) / fig. grief-stricken
聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings
柔肠寸断 róu cháng cùn duàn lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short / broken-hearted (idiom)
标准尺寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn gauge
尺寸过大 chǐ cun guò dà oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
方寸大乱 fāng cùn dà luàn (idiom) to become agitated / to get worked up
方寸已乱 fāng cùn yǐ luàn (idiom) confused / troubled / bewildered
最小尺寸 zuì xiǎo chí cun minimum size
尺寸检验机 chǐ cùn jiǎn yàn jī dimensional inspection machine
全尺寸试验 quán chǐ cùn shì yàn full-scale test
三寸不烂之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
国际投资头寸  international investment position
流动资金头寸  liquidity position
x英寸转矩扳手  torque wrench (x) inch dimension
一寸光阴一寸金 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured
尺有所短，寸有所长 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages
国际收支与国际投资头寸手册  Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition / Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
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