Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

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]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

chǐ, chě

Bopomofo

ㄔˇ, ㄔㄜˇ

Jyutping

cek3

Example sentences

chǐ
請借我一把尺。
请借我一把尺。

Please lend me a ruler.

公尺 gōngchǐ
這條路有五百公尺長。
这条路有五百公尺长。

This road is five hundred meters long.

公尺是長度的單位。
公尺是长度的单位。

The meter is a unit of length.

尺子 chǐzi
我買了一把新尺子。
我买了一把新尺子。

I bought a new ruler.

尺寸 chǐcùn
這件襯衫的尺寸不合適。
这件衬衫的尺寸不合适。

This shirt's size is not suitable.

我想退貨,因為衣服的尺寸不合適。
我想退货,因为衣服的尺寸不合适。

I want to return the goods because the size of the clothes is not right.

尺度 chǐdù
這是判斷是非的尺度。
这是判断是非的尺度。

This is the standard for judging right and wrong.

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