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尺度

chǐdù

“Scale” in Chinese is 尺度 (chǐdù).

Meaning

  • scale
  • yardstick

Example

据说美国人把一个人的收入视为评判他能力的重要尺度。

Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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