探尺
tàn chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

探尺
 - 
tàn chǐ
  1. dipstick
  2. measuring rod

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
咫尺
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
公尺
gōng chǐ
  1. 1 meter (unit of length)
勘探
kān tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to survey
  3. 3 to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. 4 prospecting
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator
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)
探奇
tàn qí
  1. 1 to seek unusual scenery or places
探寻
tàn xún
  1. 1 to search
  2. 2 to seek
  3. 3 to explore
探戈
tàn gē
  1. 1 tango (dance) (loanword)
探望
tàn wàng
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to call on sb
  3. 3 to look around
探班
tàn bān
  1. 1 to check on sb at his workplace
  2. 2 to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors
探知
tàn zhī
  1. 1 to find out
  2. 2 to ascertain
  3. 3 to get an idea of
探秘
tàn mì
  1. 1 to explore a mystery
  2. 2 to probe the unknown
探究
tàn jiū
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to delve
  3. 3 to probe
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 to look into

Idioms (12)

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
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
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
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
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
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
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.
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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