Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

chǐ

ㄔˇ

  1. 1a Chinese foot
  2. 2one-third of a meter
  3. 3a ruler
  4. 4a tape-measure
  5. 5one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
Example

得寸進尺。

décùnjìnchǐ

Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

Measure word

支 · 把

Keep and it comes back until you know it.

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