"尺" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 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] |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺 | chě | one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺度 | chǐ dù | scale / yardstick | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺码 | chǐ mǎ | size / fitting (of apparel) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺骨 | chǐ gǔ | ulna (anatomy) / bone of the forearm | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺八 | chǐ bā | shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺牍 | chǐ dú | (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺规 | chǐ guī | ruler and compass (in geometric constructions) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺蠖 | chǐ huò | looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae / inch worm | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺素 | chǐ sù | (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺蠖蛾 | chǐ huò é | moth in family Geometridae | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺寸过大 | chǐ cun guò dà | oversize (baggage, cargo etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺规作图 | chǐ guī zuò tú | ruler and compass construction (geometry) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺寸检验机 | chǐ cùn jiǎn yàn jī | dimensional inspection machine | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 尺度稳定性 | chǐ duó wěn dìng xìng | dimensional stability | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | meter (unit of length) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 咫尺 | zhǐ chǐ | (literary) very close / very near | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 标尺 | biāo chǐ | surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 卡尺 | kǎ chǐ | calipers | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 直尺 | zhí chǐ | straight ruler | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 卷尺 | juǎn chǐ | tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 角尺 | jiǎo chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 曲尺 | qū chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 皮尺 | pí chǐ | tape measure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 表尺 | biǎo chǐ | rear sight (of a gun) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 界尺 | jiè chǐ | ungraduated ruler / straightedge | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 矩尺 | jǔ chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 软尺 | ruǎn chǐ | soft ruler / tape measure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 塞尺 | sāi chǐ | feeler gauge | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 市尺 | shì chǐ | chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ / meter) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 水尺 | shuǐ chǐ | staff gauge | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探尺 | tàn chǐ | dipstick / measuring rod | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 油尺 | yóu chǐ | dipstick / oil measuring rod | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 折尺 | zhé chǐ | folding ruler | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 比例尺 | bǐ lì chǐ | scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale | |
| 直角尺 | zhí jiǎo chǐ | a set square (carpenter's tool) | |
| 降尺度 | downscaling | | |
| 安全尺 | ān quán chǐ | safety ruler (prop.) | |
| 丁字尺 | dīng zì chǐ | T-square / set square (carpenter's tool) | |
| 钢曲尺 | gāng qū chǐ | steel set square (tool to measure right angles) | |
| 工尺谱 | gōng chě pǔ | traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes | |
| 角曲尺 | jiǎo qū chǐ | miter square (tool to measure angles) | |
| 计算尺 | jì suàn chǐ | slide rule | |
| 矩尺座 | Jǔ chǐ zuò | Norma (constellation) | |
| 量尺寸 | liáng chǐ cùn | to take sb's measurements | |
| 量油尺 | liáng yóu chǐ | dipstick / oil measuring rod | |
| 千分尺 | qiān fēn chǐ | micrometer screw gauge / micrometer | |
| 深度尺 | shēn dù chǐ | depth indicator or gauge | |
| 水平尺 | shuǐ píng chǐ | spirit level | |
| 近在咫尺 | jìn zài zhǐ chǐ | (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand | |
| 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 | |
| 垂涎叁尺 | chuí xián sān chǐ | to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave | |
| 垂涎三尺 | chuí xián sān chǐ | to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave | |
| 百尺竿头 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu | to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) | |
| 游标卡尺 | yóu biāo kǎ chǐ | dial calipers | |
| 咫尺天涯 | zhǐ chǐ tiān yá | so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) | |
| 大比例尺 | large-scale | | |
| 卷尺测量 | chaining / taping | | |
| 特征尺度 | characteristic scale | | |
| 空间尺度 | spatial scales | | |
| 小比例尺 | small-scale | | |
| 标准尺寸 | biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn | gauge | |
| 潮位水尺 | cháo wèi shuǐ chǐ | tide gauge / tidal gauge | |
| 风速标尺 | fēng sù biāo chǐ | wind scale | |
| 活动曲尺 | huó dòng qū chǐ | sliding bevel (to measure angles) | |
| 立方公尺 | lì fāng gōng chǐ | cubic meter (m³) | |
| 平方英尺 | píng fāng yīng chǐ | square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²) | |
| 曲尺楼梯 | qū chǐ lóu tī | staircase with right-angled turn / L-shaped staircase | |
| 万能曲尺 | wàn néng qū chǐ | universal bevel (to measure angles) | |
| 英尺烛光 | yīng chǐ zhú guāng | foot candle | |
| 最小尺寸 | zuì xiǎo chí cun | minimum size | |
| 无风三尺浪 | wú fēng sān chǐ làng | lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom) / fig. trouble arising unexpectedly | |
| 中尺度气候 | mesoclimate | | |
| 特征尺度域 | domain of scale / domain | | |
| 水平比例尺 | horizontal scale | | |
| 垂直比例尺 | vertical scale | | |
| 自然比例尺 | natural scale (of a map or chart) | | |
| 图解比例尺 | linear scale / graphical scale (of a map or chart) | | |
| 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 | |
| 合四乙尺工 | hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng | names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la | |
| 全尺寸试验 | quán chǐ cùn shì yàn | full-scale test | |
| 二十英尺标准箱 | èr shí yīng chǐ biāo zhǔn xiāng | twenty-foot equivalent unit | |
| 二十英尺等量单位 | twenty-foot equivalent unit | | |
| 百尺杆头更尽一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìn yī bù | make still further progress | |
| 百尺竿头，更尽一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù | lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels | |
| 百尺竿头，更进一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù | lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better | |
| 道高一尺，魔高一丈 | dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng | (idiom) 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 | |
| 魔高一丈，道高一尺 | mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ | the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. | |
| 全球年代地层标准尺度 | Standard Global Chronostratigraphic Scale | | |
| 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 | |
