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title: "Chidu Meaning: 尺度 (chǐdù) Means “scale”"
description: "尺度 (chǐdù) means “scale; yardstick; standard”. Hear its tones, see what 尺 and 度 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 尺度 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

尺度 chǐdù

## scale; yardstick; standard

## It can also mean

- explicitness (of content) (as in 大尺度)

## Its characters

1. 尺 chǐ chi (unit of length, about 33 cm)
2. 度 dù degree (of temperature, angle)

## In a sentence

每个人衡量成功的尺度不一样。 Everyone has a different yardstick for measuring success.

[More about 尺度](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%BA%E5%BA%A6)

## More words with 尺 or 度

- [长度 chángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdu)
- [程度 chéngdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengdu)
- [尺寸 chǐcun](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chicun)
- [调度 diàodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaodu)
- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [额度 édù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/edu)
- [幅度 fúdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fudu)
- [高度 gāodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodu)
- [过度 guòdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guodu)
- [厚度 hòudù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houdu)

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