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


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