界尺
jiè chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

界尺
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jiè chǐ
  1. ungraduated ruler
  2. straightedge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
shì jiè guān
  1. 1 worldview
  2. 2 world outlook
  3. 3 Weltanschauung
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm

Idioms (9)

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
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
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