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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
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: ,
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tape measure (usu. retractable) / CL:
to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
(literary) very close; very near
a set square (carpenter's tool)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
meter stick; metric ruler one meter in length
universal bevel (to measure angles)
dial calipers
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
tape measure
ungraduated ruler / straightedge
surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight
feeler gauge
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
meter (unit of length)
dipstick / oil measuring rod
square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
dipstick / measuring rod
T-square / set square (carpenter's tool)
straight ruler
chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
spirit level
set square (tool to measure right angles)
cubic meter (m³)
miter square (tool to measure angles)
calipers
folding ruler
set square (tool to measure right angles)
slide rule
rear sight (of a gun)
sliding bevel (to measure angles)
dipstick / oil measuring rod
depth indicator or gauge
set square (tool to measure right angles)


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