丈 (zhàng) — (classifier) zhang, a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to about 3.33 m (used for cloth, land, depth, etc.)
Definition
Traditional Chinese unit of length, about 3.33 meters, used as a measure word for cloth, land, and depth — not for short everyday distances.
classifier
zhanga traditional Chinese unit of length equal to about 3.33 m (used for cloth, land, depth, etc.)
Examples
- 丈。Zhè kuài bù yǒu sān zhàng cháng.This piece of cloth is three zhang long.
- 丈。Tā jiā mén qián yǒu yì tiáo yí zhàng kuān de lù.There is a road one zhang wide in front of his house.
- 丈。Gǔ rén yòng yí zhàng cháng de shéng zi lái liáng dì.Ancient people used a rope one zhang long to measure the land.
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