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卷尺
juǎn chǐ



卷尺
tape measure


Definitions

Chinese > English
卷尺
     1. Simplified form of 捲尺
捲尺juǎnchǐ
     1. n. tape measure; measuring tape (made of metal or steel)
English > Chinese
tape measure
     1. 卷尺
Components
juǎn
     1. Alternative form of 捲 (to roll up; to roll)
     2. Alternative form of 捲 (to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away)
     3. Alternative form of 捲 (to embroil; to involve)
     4. Alternative form of 捲 (roll; cylinder; tube; scroll)
     5. (neologism, slang) Short for 內卷 (intense competition among peers; to study harder or work longer as a result)
     6. reel of books
     7. book; scroll
     8. volume; chapter; fascicle
     9. (computing) volume (attention, zh, is this definition under the right pronunciation?)
           新-加 卷juàn - new volume
     10. examination paper
     11. Alternative form of 婘 (fine; good)
     12. Variant of 券
     1. (historical) title deed; deed of trust; bond; contract
     2. ticket; pass; coupon; voucher; certificate
           入場券 - admission ticket
     3. (architecture) arch (on bridges, doors, windows)
     4. (cat, cmn, Advanced Mandarin)
chǐ, chí
     1. chi; Chinese foot (a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm and equal to 10 cun (丈*))
     2. (Mainland) mainland chi; Chinese foot, standardized in 1984 as meter
     3. (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot, standardized as meter and identical to the Japanese shaku
     4. (Hong Kong) chek; Hong Kong foot, standardized as 0.371475 meters
     5. (informal) imperial foot
           (syn, zh, 英尺, 呎)
     6. ruler (straightedge)
     7. tape measure
     8. (music) (ng, Kunqu gongche notation for the note re (2).)
     9. (music) (ng, Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note re (2).)
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juǎn chǐ




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