尺

游标卡尺

yóu biāo kǎ chǐ

dial calipers

道高一尺，魔高一丈

dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng

(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises

量尺寸

liáng chǐ cùn

to take sb's measurements

量油尺

liáng yóu chǐ

dipstick

钢曲尺

gāng qū chǐ

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

丁字尺

dīng zì chǐ

set square (carpenter's tool)

公尺

gōng chǐ

meter (unit of length)

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

千分尺

qiān fēn chǐ

micrometer screw gauge; micrometer

卡尺

kǎ chǐ

calipers

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

tape measure (usu. retractable)

合四乙尺工

hé sì yǐ chě gōng

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la