探尺 tàn chǐ ㄊㄢˋ ㄔˇ taam3 cek3
- dipstick
- measuring rod
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探
- 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ zing1 taam3 detective
- 勘探 kān tàn ㄎㄢ ㄊㄢˋ ham3 taam3 to explore
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 探测 探測 tàn cè ㄊㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ taam3 caak1 to probe; to survey
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- 探病 tàn bìng ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ taam3 beng6 to visit a sick person or patient
- 探究 tàn jiū ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡ taam3 gau3 to investigate
- 探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 to explore; to probe
- 探亲 探親 tàn qīn ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ taam3 can1 to go home to visit one's family
- 探讨 探討 tàn tǎo ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄠˇ taam3 tou2 to investigate
- 探险 探險 tàn xiǎn ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ taam3 him2 to explore
- 试探 試探 shì tàn ㄕˋ ㄊㄢˋ si3 taam3 to sound out
- 初探 chū tàn ㄔㄨ ㄊㄢˋ co1 taam3 to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 包探 bāo tàn ㄅㄠ ㄊㄢˋ baau1 taam3 detective (in former times)
- 嗅探 xiù tàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˋ cau3 taam3 to sniff (in order to find sth)
- 坐探 zuò tàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˋ zo6 taam3 inside informer
- 密探 mì tàn ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄢˋ mat6 taam3 secret agent
- 打探 dǎ tàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄢˋ daa2 taam3 to make discreet inquiries
- 探井 tàn jǐng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ taam3 zeng2 (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
尺
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 尺子 chǐ zi ㄔˇ ˙ㄗ cek3 zi2 ruler (measuring instrument)
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 尺度 chǐ dù ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˋ cek3 dou6 scale
- 卡尺 kǎ chǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ kaa1 cek3 calipers
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- 卷尺 juǎn chǐ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄔˇ gyun2 cek3 tape measure (usu. retractable)
- 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ zi2 cek3 (literary) very close; very near
- 塞尺 sāi chǐ ㄙㄞ ㄔˇ coi3 cek3 feeler gauge
- 尺八 chǐ bā ㄔˇ ㄅㄚ cek3 baat3 shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
- 尺牍 尺牘 chǐ dú ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˊ (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺码 尺碼 chǐ mǎ ㄔˇ ㄇㄚˇ cek3 maa5 size
- 尺素 chǐ sù ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ cek3 sou3 (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺蠖 chǐ huò ㄔˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ cek3 wok6 looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
- 尺规 尺規 chǐ guī ㄔˇ ㄍㄨㄟ cek3 kwai1 ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
- 尺骨 chǐ gǔ ㄔˇ ㄍㄨˇ cek3 gwat1 ulna (anatomy)
- 市尺 shì chǐ ㄕˋ ㄔˇ si5 cek3 chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
- 折尺 摺尺 zhé chǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄔˇ zip3 cek3 folding ruler
- 曲尺 qū chǐ ㄑㄩ ㄔˇ kuk1 cek3 set square (tool to measure right angles)
- 标尺 標尺 biāo chǐ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄔˇ biu1 cek3 surveyor's rod
- 油尺 yóu chǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄔˇ jau4 cek3 dipstick
Idioms with these characters
- 巴头探脑 巴頭探腦 bā tóu tàn nǎo ㄅㄚ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ baa1 tau4 taam3 nou5 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
- 探骊得珠 探驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū ㄊㄢˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄨ taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
- 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ taam3 nong4 ceoi2 mat6 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand