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尺寸

chǐ cun · chi cun

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
  2. (coll.) propriety
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Will the fridge fit?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)这个(zhège)冰箱(bīngxiāng)。

    I want to buy this fridge.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)量(liáng)过(guò)厨房(chúfáng)的(de)尺寸(chǐcun)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you measure the size of the kitchen?

  3. Dengdeng

    量(liáng)了(le)！冰箱(bīngxiāng)的(de)尺寸(chǐcun)刚好(gānghǎo)。

    I did! The size of the fridge is just right.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！那(nà)厨房(chúfáng)的(de)门(mén)呢(ne)？

    Great! And the kitchen door?

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)量(liáng)门(mén)！

    Oh no, I forgot to measure the door!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)们(men)有(yǒu)提(tí)供(gōng)不(bù)同(tóng)尺(chǐ)寸(cun)的(de)咖(kā)啡(fēi)壶(hú)吗(ma)？

Do you offer coffee pots in different sizes?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)的(de)尺(chǐ)寸(cun)，但(dàn)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)那(nà)个(gè)颜(yán)色(sè)。

We have your size, but not in that color.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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尺
chǐ

a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter

寸
cùn

a unit of length; inch

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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