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a unit of length / inch / thumb
HSK 5
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
(idiom) not to yield an inch
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
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. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren
(male hair style) crew cut / butch cut
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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