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尺
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Definitions
- 1. one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
Example Sentences
1 shown我們有 尺 子。
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Words Containing 尺
a set square (carpenter's tool)
dipstick
to be almost within reach
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
depth indicator or gauge
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
to take sb's measurements
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
tape measure
staircase with right-angled turn
size
rear sight (of a gun)
ruler and compass construction (geometry)
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
ruler (measuring instrument)
straight ruler
traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
feeler gauge
T-square
ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
set square (tool to measure right angles)
soft ruler
to drool (over) (idiom)
surveyor's rod
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
ungraduated ruler
chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
cubic meter (m³)
very close
calipers
moth in family Geometridae
scale
gauge
set square (tool to measure right angles)
universal bevel (to measure angles)
tape measure
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
Norma (constellation)
dial calipers
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
meter (unit of length)
sliding bevel (to measure angles)
square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
ulna (anatomy)
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
(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
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
dipstick
slide rule
spirit level
scale
set square (tool to measure right angles)
dipstick
miter square (tool to measure angles)