| 尺寸过大 | [ chǐ cun guò dà ] oversize (baggage, cargo etc) |
| 尺有所短，寸有所长 | [ chǐ yoǔ suǒ duǎn cùn yoǔ suǒ cháng ] lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb), fig. everyone has their strong and weak points, everything has its advantages and disadvantages |
| 尺短寸长 | [ chǐ duǎn cùn cháng ] abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2] |
| 尺码 | [ chǐ mǎ ] size, fitting (of apparel) |
| 尺规 | [ chǐ guī ] ruler and compass (in geometric constructions) |
| 尺规作图 | [ chǐ guī zuò tú ] ruler and compass construction (geometry) |
| ⇒ 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 | [ bīng dòng sān chǐ feī yī rì zhī hán ] three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day |
| ⇒ 工尺谱 | [ gōng chě pǔ ] traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes |
| ⇒ 得寸进尺 | [ dé cùn jìn chǐ ] lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains, give him an inch, and he'll want a mile |
| ⇒ 折尺 | [ zhé chǐ ] folding ruler |
| ⇒ 曲尺楼梯 | [ qū chǐ loú tī ] staircase with right-angled turn, L-shaped staircase |
| ⇒ 标尺 | [ chǐ ] surveyor's rod, staff, staff gauge, rear sight |
| ⇒ 标准尺寸 | [ zhǔn chǐ cùn ] gauge |
| ⇒ 活动曲尺 | [ huó dòng qū chǐ ] sliding bevel (to measure angles) |
| ⇒ 无风三尺浪 | [ wú fēng sān chǐ làng ] lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom), fig. trouble arising unexpectedly |
| ⇒ 百尺竿头 | [ baǐ chǐ gān toú ] to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression) |
| ⇒ 百尺竿头，更尽一步 | [ baǐ chǐ gān toú gèng jìn yī bù ] lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do, to continue to further successes, not to rest on one's laurels |
| ⇒ 万能曲尺 | [ wàn néng qū chǐ ] universal bevel (to measure angles) |
| ⇒ 计算尺 | [ jì suàn chǐ ] slide rule |
| ⇒ 软尺 | [ ruǎn chǐ ] soft ruler, tape measure |
| ⇒ 游标卡尺 | [ yoú kǎ chǐ ] dial calipers |
| ⇒ 钢曲尺 | [ gāng qū chǐ ] steel set square (tool to measure right angles) |
