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measure word for matters; yard; size (of clothing)

measure wordHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 碼
Dictionary entry

(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale; number

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这块布有三码长。

Zhè kuài bù yǒu sān mǎ cháng.

English

This piece of cloth is three yards long.

一码大约是九十厘米。

Yì mǎ dàyuē shì jiǔ shí límǐ.

English

One yard is about ninety centimeters.

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