| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimension; measurement |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | meter |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支,把 |
| 直尺 | zhí chǐ | straight ruler |
| 尺度 | chǐ dù | scale; yardstick |
| 比例尺 | bǐ lì chǐ | scale; architect's scale; engineer's scale |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 标尺 | biāo chǐ | surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight |
| 计算尺 | jì suàn chǐ | slide rule |
| 游标卡尺 | yóu biāo kǎ chǐ | dial calipers |
| 卡尺 | kǎ chǐ | calipers |
| 角尺 | jiǎo chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | rule; ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把 |
| 丁字尺 | dīng zì chǐ | T-square; set square (carpenter's tool) |
冰冻三尺，
非一日之寒 | bīng dòng sān chǐ ,
fēi yī rì zhī hán | three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day |
| 卷尺 | juǎn chǐ | tape measure; tape rule; CL:把 |
| 合四乙尺工 | hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng | names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la |
| 咫尺 | zhǐ chǐ | very close; very near |
| 垂涎三尺 | chuí xián sān chǐ | to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave |
| 塞尺 | sāi chǐ | gauge |
| 尺寸过大 | chǐ cun guò dà | oversize (baggage, cargo etc) |
| 尺码 | chǐ mǎ | size; fitting (of apparel) |
| 尺蠖 | chǐ huò | looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm |
| 尺蠖蛾 | chǐ huò é | moth in family Geometridae |
| 尺规 | chǐ guī | ruler and compass (in geometric constructions) |
| 尺规作图 | chǐ guī zuò tú | ruler and compass construction (geometry) |
| 尺骨 | chǐ gǔ | ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm |
| 工尺谱 | gōng chě pǔ | traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes |
| 平方英尺 | píng fāng yīng chǐ | square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 square meters) |
| 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 |
| 探尺 | tàn chǐ | dipstick; measuring rod |
| 折尺 | zhé chǐ | folding ruler |
| 曲尺 | qū chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) |
| 曲尺楼梯 | qū chǐ lóu tī | staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase |
| 标准尺寸 | biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn | gauge |
| 油尺 | yóu chǐ | dipstick; oil measuring rod |
| 活动曲尺 | huó dòng qū chǐ | sliding bevel (to measure angles) |
| 深度尺 | shēn dù chǐ | depth indicator or gauge |
| 界尺 | jiè chǐ | ungraduated ruler; straight edge |
百尺竿头，
更尽一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu ,
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 |
| 直角尺 | zhí jiǎo chǐ | a set square (carpenter's tool) |
| 矩尺 | jǔ chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) |
| 矩尺座 | jǔ chǐ zuò | Norma (constellation) |
| 立方公尺 | lì fāng gōng chǐ | cubic meter m^3 |
| 万能曲尺 | wàn néng qū chǐ | universal bevel (to measure angles) |
| 表尺 | biǎo chǐ | rear sight (of a gun) |
| 角曲尺 | jiǎo qū chǐ | miter square (tool to measure angles) |
| 软尺 | ruǎn chǐ | soft ruler; tape measure |
| 近在咫尺 | jìn zài zhǐ chǐ | to be almost within reach; to be close at hand |
道高一尺，
魔高一丈 | dào gāo yī chǐ ,
mó gāo yī zhàng | virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. |
