丈 (zhàng) — (classifier) zhang, a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to about 3.33 m (used for cloth, land, depth, etc.)

Definition

Examples

• 这块布有三丈长。
  Zhè kuài bù yǒu sān zhàng cháng.
  This piece of cloth is three zhang long.
• 他家门前有一条一丈宽的路。
  Tā jiā mén qián yǒu yì tiáo yí zhàng kuān de lù.
  There is a road one zhang wide in front of his house.
• 古人用一丈长的绳子来量地。
  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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