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尺子

chǐ zi

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Measure word 把

尺子 (chǐ zi) means "ruler". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 尺子 means

1. ruler (measuring instrument)

The characters in 尺子

• 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 用尺子画线。
  Draw a line with a ruler.

Where 尺子 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Containers & Everyday Objects (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chǐ zi correctly.
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