尺

A Chinese foot in Chinese: 尺 (chǐ)

chǐ

a Chinese foot

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a Chinese foot
  2. 2one-third of a meter
  3. 3a ruler
  4. 4a tape-measure
  5. 5one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

Stroke order

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尺

Zhuyin

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ㄔˇ

chǐ

ㄔ/ chˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我用尺量了一下桌子的长度。

    wǒ yòng chǐ liáng le yí xià zhuō zi de cháng dù。

    I used a ruler to measure the length of the table.

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Related words

尺子

chǐ zi

ruler (measuring instrument)

尺寸

chǐ cun

size

尺度

chǐ dù

scale

充电

chōng diàn

to recharge (a battery)

虫子

chóng zi

insect

抽

chōu

to draw out

抽奖

chōu jiǎng

to draw a prize

出售

chū shòu

to sell

处

chù

place

处于

chǔ yú

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

穿上

chuān shang

to put on (clothes etc)

窗台

chuāng tái

window sill

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