标尺

標尺
biāochǐ
noun #47,961

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 surveyor's rod
  2. 2 graduated staff
  3. 3 rear sight (of a firearm)
  4. 4 benchmark; yardstick (figurative)

Examples

Cèliángyuán jǔ qǐ biāochǐ, jìlù dìmiàn gāodù.
The surveyor raised the staff and recorded the ground elevation.
Kǎoshì chéngjì bù yìng shì héngliáng xuéshēng de wéiyī biāochǐ.
Test scores should not be the only yardstick for measuring students.

Tips

usage
Two distinct uses: literal (a physical measuring rod or a rifle's rear sight) and figurative (a standard against which something is judged). 衡量标尺 (héngliáng de biāochǐ) = 'yardstick for evaluation' is a common collocation.

Stroke Order

biāo
chǐ