"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] | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 寸草不生 | cùn cǎo - bù shēng | lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | (finance) cash position / position | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 三寸金莲 | sān cùn jīn lián | (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot) | |
| 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 | (saying) time is precious | |
| 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 (saying) / fig. time is precious | |
