卷尺
juǎn chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

卷尺
 - 
juǎn chǐ
  1. tape measure
  2. tape rule
  3. CL:把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

卷
juǎn
  1. 1 to roll up
  2. 2 roll
  3. 3 classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
卷子
juǎn zi
  1. 1 steamed roll
  2. 2 spring roll
咫尺
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
问卷
wèn juàn
  1. 1 questionnaire
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn]
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
公尺
gōng chǐ
  1. 1 meter (unit of length)
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài
  1. 1 cabbage
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]
卷起
juǎn qǐ
  1. 1 variant of 捲起|卷起[juǎn qǐ]
卷轴
juàn zhóu
  1. 1 scroll (book or painting)
尺
chě
  1. 1 one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
尺子
chǐ zi
  1. 1 rule
  2. 2 ruler (measuring instrument)
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
尺寸
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
尺度
chǐ dù
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 yardstick
尺码
chǐ mǎ
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 fitting (of apparel)
席卷
xí juǎn
  1. 1 to engulf
  2. 2 to sweep
  3. 3 to carry away everything
卷入
juǎn rù
  1. 1 to be drawn into
  2. 2 to be involved in
卷曲
juǎn qū
  1. 1 to curl (hair)
  2. 2 to crimp
  3. 3 to roll up
  4. 4 curly
卷发
juǎn fà
  1. 1 to curl hair

Idioms (13)

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
咫尺天涯
zhǐ chǐ tiān yá
  1. 1 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
  1. 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. 2 to yearn for
  3. 3 to covet
  4. 4 to crave
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
  1. 1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
  2. 2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
手不释卷
shǒu bù shì juàn
  1. 1 lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
  1. 1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stop what one is doing
无风三尺浪
wú fēng sān chǐ làng
  1. 1 lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
  1. 1 virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì
  1. 1 lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
魔高一丈，道高一尺
mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ
  1. 1 the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

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