Ruler in Chinese
ruler (for measuring) · HSK 5
尺子
- 尺 chi
- 子 son
Counted with 把: 一把尺子
用尺子量一下桌子有多长。 Use a ruler to measure how long the table is.
Other ways to say ruler
More words with 尺 or 子
How do you say ruler in Chinese?
Ruler in Chinese is 尺子 (chǐ zi). You can also say 尺 (chǐ).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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