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尺度

chǐ dù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

尺度 (chǐ dù) means "scale; yardstick". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 尺度 means

1. scale
2. yardstick

The characters in 尺度

• 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler
• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure

Example sentences

• 据说美国人把一个人的收入视为评判他能力的重要尺度。
  Jùshuō Měiguórén bǎ yīgèrén de shōurù shìwéi píngpàn tā nénglì de zhòngyào chǐdù.
  Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
• 任何境遇都是宇宙给你的机会，假如你懂得利用、抓紧它。它将是你一生的财富。假如你遗漏、放弃或者没有做出积极的响应，宇宙会让这次机会在下一个时间、地点，和其他人重新来过。但在其中，你失去的是最宝贵的时间！知错就改，把握当下；在合适的尺度下，能跳就跳吧，能唱就唱吧，能疯就疯吧，能闹就闹吧。
  Every situation is an opportunity given to you by the universe. If you know how to make the most out of that situation, do it. It will be a wealth that lasts you a lifetime. If you missed out, gave up, or didn't even attempt to take advantage of the opportunity, the universe will set this chance aside for the next person, in a different time and place. But what's most important is that you lost precious time. Understand what you did wrong, and control the present. Then with proper restraint, if you can dance, dance. If you can sing, sing. If you can be wild, be wild. If you can be lively, be lively.

Sounds the same

Read chǐ dù, tone for tone, but written differently.

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