Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 尺

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜／工尺谱 (gōngchěpǔ)

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 (zhī),把 (bǎ)

straight ruler

dipstick
measuring rod

folding ruler

tape measure

meter (unit of length)

ulna (anatomy)
bone of the forearm

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

set square (tool to measure right angles)

feeler gauge

ungraduated ruler
straightedge

dipstick
oil measuring rod

very close
very near

set square (tool to measure right angles)

size
fitting (of apparel)

calipers

tape measure
tape rule
CL:把 (bǎ)

scale
yardstick

set square (tool to measure right angles)

rear sight (of a gun)

soft ruler
tape measure

shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)

surveyor's rod
staff
staff gauge
rear sight

size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
(coll.) propriety

ruler (measuring instrument)
CL:把 (bǎ)

chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)

looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
inch worm

moth in family Geometridae

miter square (tool to measure angles)

Norma (constellation)

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

spirit level

depth indicator or gauge

traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes

to take sb's measurements

scale
architect's scale
engineer's scale

micrometer screw gauge; micrometer

a set square (carpenter's tool)

slide rule

T-square
set square (carpenter's tool)

dipstick
oil measuring rod

chǐguīzuòtú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

lìfānggōngchǐ

cubic meter (m³)

píngfāngyīngchǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

chǐduǎncùncháng

abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長／尺有所短，寸有所长 (chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng)

décùnjìnchǐ

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

bǎichǐgāntóu

to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

chuíxiánsānchǐ

to drool (over) (idiom)
to yearn for
to covet
to crave

zhǐchǐtiānyá

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

yóubiāokǎchǐ

dial calipers

huódòngqūchǐ

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

biāozhǔnchǐcùn

gauge

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

wànnéngqūchǐ

universal bevel (to measure angles)

jìnzàizhǐchǐ

to be almost within reach
to be close at hand

staircase with right-angled turn
L-shaped staircase

hésìyǐchěgōng

合四乙尺工

[合四乙尺工]

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

wúfēngsānchǐlàng

无风三尺浪

[無風三尺浪]

lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
fig. trouble arising unexpectedly

chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng

尺有所短，寸有所长

[尺有所短，寸有所長]

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

dàogāoyīchǐ,mógāoyīzhàng

道高一尺，魔高一丈

[道高一尺，魔高一丈]

(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

bǎichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyībù

百尺竿头，更进一步

[百尺竿頭，更進一步]

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

bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

[冰凍三尺，非一日之寒]

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day