尺短寸长
chǐ duǎn cùn cháng
Pinyin

Definition

尺短寸长
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chǐ duǎn cùn cháng
  1. abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

短
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
分寸
fēn cun
  1. 1 propriety
  2. 2 appropriate behavior
  3. 3 proper speech or action
  4. 4 within the norms
咫尺
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
寸
cùn
  1. 1 a unit of length
  2. 2 inch
  3. 3 thumb
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]
尺寸
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
尺度
chǐ dù
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 yardstick
短命
duǎn mìng
  1. 1 to die young
  2. 2 short-lived
短暂
duǎn zàn
  1. 1 of short duration
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 momentary
短期
duǎn qī
  1. 1 short term
  2. 2 short-term
短片
duǎn piàn
  1. 1 short film
  2. 2 video clip
短线
duǎn xiàn
  1. 1 short term
短袖
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
短裤
duǎn kù
  1. 1 short pants
  2. 2 shorts
短路
duǎn lù
  1. 1 short circuit
短靴
duǎn xuē
  1. 1 ankle boots
简短
jiǎn duǎn
  1. 1 brief (statement, summary etc)
  2. 2 briefly
  3. 3 brevity
缩短
suō duǎn
  1. 1 to curtail
  2. 2 to cut down
英寸
yīng cùn
  1. 1 inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
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
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
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
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
  1. 1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. barren
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
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
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě
  1. 1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to become agitated
  2. 2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered

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