寸 [cun4]

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汉字：寸／拼音：cun4

寸

cùn	a unit of length/ inch/ thumb

（寸）的使用实例：

简体	繁体	拼音	英文
一寸光阴一寸金	一寸光陰一寸金	yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1	lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)/ fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴	一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰	yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 , cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1	lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)/ fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
三寸不烂之舌	三寸不爛之舌	san1 cun4 bu4 lan4 zhi1 she2	to have a silver tongue/ to have the gift of the gab
公寸	公寸	gong1 cun4	decimeter
分寸	分寸	fen1 cun5	propriety/ appropriate behavior/ proper speech or action/ within the norms
寸	寸	cun4	a unit of length/ inch/ thumb
寸口	寸口	cun4 kou3	location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
寸口脉	寸口脈	cun4 kou3 mai4	pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
寸土寸金	寸土寸金	cun4 tu3 cun4 jin1	land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸晷	寸晷	cun4 gui3	see 寸陰\|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
寸步不让	寸步不讓	cun4 bu4 bu4 rang4	(idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离	寸步不離	cun4 bu4 bu4 li2	to follow sb closely (idiom)/ to keep close to
寸步难移	寸步難移	cun4 bu4 nan2 yi2	see 寸步難行\|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
寸步难行	寸步難行	cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2	unable to move a single step (idiom)/ to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸脉	寸脈	cun4 mai4	pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
寸草不生	寸草不生	cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1	lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/ fig. barren
寸金难买寸光阴	寸金難買寸光陰	cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1	An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time./ Time is precious.
寸阴	寸陰	cun4 yin1	a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
寸头	寸頭	cun4 tou2	(male hair style) crew cut/ butch cut
尺寸	尺寸	chi3 cun5	size/ dimension/ measurement
尺寸过大	尺寸過大	chi3 cun5 guo4 da4	oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
尺有所短，寸有所长	尺有所短，寸有所長	chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2	lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)/ fig. everyone has their strong and weak points/ everything has its advantages and disadvantages
尺短寸长	尺短寸長	chi3 duan3 cun4 chang2	abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長\|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
市寸	市寸	shi4 cun4	cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
得寸进尺	得寸進尺	de2 cun4 jin4 chi3	lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains/ give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
惜寸阴	惜寸陰	xi1 cun4 yin1	to cherish every moment/ to make good use of one's time
手无寸铁	手無寸鐵	shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3	lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
方寸	方寸	fang1 cun4	square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)/ heart/ mind
方寸大乱	方寸大亂	fang1 cun4 da4 luan4	(idiom) to become agitated/ to get worked up
方寸已乱	方寸已亂	fang1 cun4 yi3 luan4	(idiom) confused/ troubled/ bewildered

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