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size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety
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a unit of length / inch / thumb
HSK 5
propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
HSK 7-9
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm) / heart / mind
(finance) cash position; position
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
(male hair style) crew cut / butch cut
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom) / fig. grief-stricken
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
(idiom) not to yield an inch
short-sighted
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short / broken-hearted (idiom)
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
(saying) time is precious
gauge
(of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings
decimeter
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious
(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
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
(idiom) confused / troubled / bewildered
buzz cut (hairstyle)
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
(idiom) to become agitated / to get worked up
inappropriate / bad-mannered
to take sb's measurements


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