矩尺
jǔ chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

矩尺
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jǔ chǐ
  1. set square (tool to measure right angles)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

咫尺
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
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
规矩
guī ju
  1. 1 lit. compass and set square
  2. 2 fig. established standard
  3. 3 rule
  4. 4 customs
  5. 5 practices
  6. 6 fig. upright and honest
  7. 7 well-behaved
公尺
gōng chǐ
  1. 1 meter (unit of length)
尺子
chǐ zi
  1. 1 rule
  2. 2 ruler (measuring instrument)
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
尺码
chǐ mǎ
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 fitting (of apparel)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
扭矩
niǔ jǔ
  1. 1 torque
  2. 2 turning force
英尺
yīng chǐ
  1. 1 foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
中规中矩
zhòng guī zhòng jǔ
  1. 1 conforming with the norms of society
卡尺
kǎ chǐ
  1. 1 calipers
卷尺
juǎn chǐ
  1. 1 tape measure
  2. 2 tape rule
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
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
守规矩
shǒu guī ju
  1. 1 to behave oneself
  2. 2 to abide by the rules
尺蠖
chǐ huò
  1. 1 looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
  2. 2 inch worm
平方英尺
píng fāng yīng chǐ
  1. 1 square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
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
曲尺
qū chǐ
  1. 1 set square (tool to measure right angles)

Idioms (15)

不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
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
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
  1. 1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
规行矩步
guī xíng jǔ bù
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
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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