措 施 cuò shī measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4] 测 量 cè liáng survey / to measure / to gauge / to determine 打 量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon 深 受 shēn shòu to receive in no small measure 举 措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure 量 身 liáng shēn to take sb's measurements / to measure sb up 分 量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure 计 时 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 比 试 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring 政 策 措 施 zhèng cè cuò shī policy measure 权 宜 之 计 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 计 量 单 位 jì liàng dān wèi unit of measure 度 量 dù liàng measure / tolerance / breadth / magnanimity / (math.) metric 安 全 措 施 ān quán cuò shī safety feature / security measure 针 锋 相 对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure 具 体 措 施 jù tǐ cuò shī specific measure 预 防 措 施 yù fáng cuò shī protective step / protective measure 得 意 忘 形 dé yì wàng xíng so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy 下 down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action 里 li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels 量 测 liáng cè to measure / measurement 丈 量 zhàng liáng to measure / measurement 测 温 cè wēn to measure temperature 量 度 liáng dù to measure / measurement 杯 水 车 薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom) / fig. an utterly inadequate measure 预 防 针 yù fáng zhēn immunization injection / fig. forewarning / heads-up / preventive measure 测 度 cè dù measure (math.) 合 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 / or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 一 板 一 眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail 量 体 裁 衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 治 疗 措 施 zhì liáo cuò shī curative measure 度 to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences 量 to measure 量 capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 卷 尺 juǎn chǐ tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3] 酌 量 zhuó liáng to consider / to allow for / to use one's discretion / to measure (food and drink) 量 词 liàng cí classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word 石 dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters 角 尺 jiǎo chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) 比 量 bǐ liang to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc) 斗 dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] 曲 尺 qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) 皮 尺 pí chǐ tape measure 测 to survey / to measure / to conjecture 丈 measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male 衡 to weigh / weight / measure 甬 variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter) 斛 ancient measuring vessel / fifty liters / dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 / (before Tang, ten pecks) 筘 (a measure of width of cloth) 一 板 三 眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail 权 宜 之 策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step 不 自 量 bù zì liàng not take a proper measure of oneself / to overrate one's own abilities 不 可 估 量 bù kě gū liàng inestimable / incalculable / beyond measure 板 眼 bǎn yǎn measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness 测 良 cè liáng to survey and measure 石 炭 系 shí tàn xì carboniferous system / coal measure (geology) 由 旬 yóu xún yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles) 斞 stack of grain / dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters 一 较 高 下 yī jiào gāo xià to compete against / to measure oneself against / to go head to head (see who is best) 不 可 通 约 bù kě tōng yuē having no common measure / incommensurable / incommensurate 人 不 可 貌 相 ， 海 水 不 可 斗 量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) 保 密 措 施 bǎo mì cuò shī privacy measure / confidentiality arrangement 动 量 词 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs 升 斗 shēng dǒu liter and decaliter dry measure / (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff 可 通 约 kě tōng yuē commensurable / having a common measure 名 量 词 míng liàng cí nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns 应 急 措 施 yìng jí cuò shī emergency measure 措 举 cuò jǔ move / measure / step (to some end) 法 商 fǎ shāng "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct 津 梁 jīn liáng lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide 活 动 曲 尺 huó dòng qū chǐ sliding bevel (to measure angles) 矩 尺 jǔ chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles) 万 能 曲 尺 wàn néng qū chǐ universal bevel (to measure angles) 蒦 (archaic) to measure / yardstick / a standard 角 曲 尺 jiǎo qū chǐ miter square (tool to measure angles) 软 尺 ruǎn chǐ soft ruler / tape measure 通 约 tōng yuē common measure 铨 衡 quán héng to measure and select talents 钢 曲 尺 gāng qū chǐ steel set square (tool to measure right angles) 雷 电 计 léi diàn jì brontometer / apparatus to measure thunder and lightning 非 常 手 段 fēi cháng shǒu duàn an emergency measure 体 重 器 tǐ zhòng qì scales (to measure body weight) 基 尼 系 数 Jī ní xì shù Gini coefficient (a measure of statistical dispersion) 行 政 措 施 xíng zhèng cuò shī administrative measure 临 时 措 施 lín shí cuò shī provisional measure / temporary measure 自 愿 减 排 措 施 voluntary measure 治 外 措 施 zhì wài cuò shī extraterritorial measure 市 场 推 动 措 施 shì chǎng tuī dòng cuò shī market-push measure 遏 制 成 本 措 施 è zhì chéng běn cuò shī cost-containing measure 国 际 支 助 措 施 guó jì zhī zhù cuò shī international support measure 与 贸 易 有 关 的 环 境 措 施 trade-related environmental measure 反 叛 乱 措 施 fǎn pàn luàn cuò shī counter-insurgency measure 建 设 和 平 措 施 peacebuilding measure 纪 律 措 施 jì lu:4 cuò shī disciplinary measure 妇 女 权 力 指 数 gender empowerment measure 执 行 办 法 enforcement measure 增 效 措 施 zēng xiào cuò shī efficiency measure 建 立 安 全 措 施 jiàn lì ān quán cuò shī security-building measure 基 本 措 施 jī běn cuò shī basic measure 补 充 措 施 bǔ chōng cuò shī supplementary measure
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