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卷尺juǎn chǐ
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 | ||
卷 | 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 | ||
券 | 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) | ||
尺 | 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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