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英寸

yīng cùn · ying cun

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Meaning

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  1. inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
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How big a TV?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一台(yītái)新(xīn)电视(diànshì)。

    I want to buy a new TV.

  2. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)多大(duōdà)的(de)？

    How big?

  3. Liangliang

    六十五(liùshíwǔ)英寸(yīngcùn)的(de)。

    Sixty-five inches.

  4. Dengdeng

    六十五(liùshíwǔ)英寸(yīngcùn)？你家(nǐjiā)客厅(kètīng)放得下(fàngdexià)吗(ma)？

    Sixty-five inches? Can your living room hold it?

  5. Liangliang

    电视(diànshì)放得下(fàngdexià)，可是(kěshì)沙发(shāfā)放不下(fàngbuxià)了(le)。

    The TV fits, but now the sofa won't.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)坐(zuò)在(zài)地上(dìshang)看(kàn)吧(ba)。

    Then just sit on the floor and watch.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

天(tiān)气(qì)预(yù)报(bào)说(shuō)会(huì)下(xià)三(sān)英(yīng)寸(cùn)雪(xuě)。

The weather report says we'll get three inches of snow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)的(de)宽(kuān)度(dù)大(dà)约(yuē)是(shì)八(bā)英(yīng)寸(cùn)。

The width of this sheet of paper is about eight inches.

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