寸

cùn

HSK 3.0 Level 5

Definitions

1. a unit of length
2. inch
3. thumb

Example Sentences

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三 寸 鳥，七 寸 嘴。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13504540)

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Words Containing 寸

• 肝肠寸断 gān cháng cùn duàn: lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
• 一寸光阴一寸金 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn: fig. free time is to be treasured
• 公寸 gōng cùn: decimeter
• 寸步难移 cùn bù nán yí: see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng]
• 尺寸过大 chǐ cun guò dà: oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
• 寸金难买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn: Time is precious.
• 手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě: lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
• 方寸 fāng cùn: square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
• 寸口脉 cùn kǒu mài: pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
• 标准尺寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn: gauge
• 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng: lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
• 寸步不让 cùn bù bù ràng: (idiom) not to yield an inch
• 量尺寸 liáng chǐ cùn: to take sb's measurements
• 分寸 fēn cùn: propriety
• 板寸 bǎn cùn: buzz cut (hairstyle)
• 方寸大乱 fāng cùn dà luàn: (idiom) to become agitated
• 尺有所短，寸有所长 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng: lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
• 寸脉 cùn mài: pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
• 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn: fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
• 寸口 cùn kǒu: location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
• 鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng: short-sighted
• 方寸已乱 fāng cùn yǐ luàn: (idiom) confused
• 寸头 cùn tóu: (male hair style) crew cut
• 得寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ: lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
• 没分寸 méi fēn cùn: inappropriate
• 三寸不烂之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé: to have a silver tongue
• 寸步不离 cùn bù bù lí: to follow sb closely (idiom)
• 惜寸阴 xī cùn yīn: to cherish every moment
• 分寸 fēn cun: propriety
• 头寸 tóu cùn: money market
• 英寸 yīng cùn: inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
• 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn: land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
• 寸阴 cùn yīn: a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
• 柔肠寸断 róu cháng cùn duàn: lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
• 聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn: (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings
• 市寸 shì cùn: cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
• 寸步难行 cùn bù nán xíng: unable to move a single step (idiom)
• 寸晷 cùn guǐ: see 寸陰|寸阴[cùn yīn]
• 尺寸 chǐ cun: size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)