Word information
Simplified尺寸
Traditional尺寸
Pinyinchǐcùn
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
尺寸
chǐcùn · size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
Character breakdown
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How to learn 尺寸
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尺子chǐzi
ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
寸cùna unit of length; inch; thumb
尺度chǐdùscale; yardstick
分寸fēncunpropriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms