米尺 (mǐchǐ): meter stick

Measure Word

一把米尺 bǎ

HSK 5

老师用米尺在黑板上画直线。

Lǎoshī yòng mǐchǐ zài hēibǎn shàng huà zhíxiàn.

The teacher uses a meter stick to draw straight lines on the blackboard.

HSK 5

请用米尺量一下这块布的长度。

Qǐng yòng mǐchǐ liáng yīxià zhèkuài bù de chángdù.

Please use the meter stick to measure the length of this cloth.

memory

米 (meter, the unit) + 尺 (rule/ruler) - literally a 'meter ruler'. Compare 卷尺 (tape measure) and 直尺 (straight ruler).

米 mǐ

尺 chǐ