Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "尺" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "尺" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
chǐ、 chě
Definition
a Chinese foot (M) / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
within a foot of / between a foot of eight and a foot of ten inches / very close by
size / dimension / measurement
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3]
surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight
scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale
to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave
a model of epistolary art
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae / inch worm