市尺

shìchǐ

measure word

Meanings

1 chi - Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter (≈33.3 cm)

Characters

market system (units)

chi (foot/length unit)

Examples

HSK 3

这块布长五市尺。

Zhè kuài bù cháng wǔ shìchǐ.

This piece of cloth is five chi long.

HSK 4

一市尺等于三十三点三厘米。

Yī shìchǐ děngyú sānshísān diǎn sān límǐ.

One chi equals 33.3 centimeters.

Tips

history

Part of the 市制 (shìzhì, 'market system') of units defined by the Republic of China in 1929 to harmonize traditional Chinese units with the metric system: 1 市尺 = ⅓ m exactly. Larger: 市丈 (10 chi); smaller: 市寸 (0.1 chi), 市分 (0.01 chi).

Stroke Order

市 shì

尺 chǐ