chǐtóur

尺头儿

Word · NounTraditional尺頭兒

size; small pieces of leftover cloth

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

size; measurement

dialect

A dialectal term used to refer to clothing or shoe size. Equivalent to '尺码' (chǐmǎ) in Standard Mandarin.

Zhè这
shuāng双
xié鞋
chǐ尺
tóur头
bú儿
duì不
yǒu对
 ，
diǎn有
jǐn点
 紧
 。

The size of these shoes is wrong; they're a bit tight.

Zuò做
kù裤
zi子
zhī之
qián前
xiān先
liáng量
hǎo好
chǐ尺
tóur头
 儿
 。

Take the measurements before making the trousers.

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Nǐ你
chuān穿
duō多
dà大
chǐ尺
tóur头
de儿
chèn的
shān衬
 衫
 ？

What size shirt do you wear?

2.

noun

remnant fabric; scraps of cloth

dialect

Refers to leftover pieces of fabric, often from tailoring or sewing. Can be used for small crafts.

Zhè这
xiē些
chǐ尺
tóur头
kě儿
yǐ可
yòng以
lái用
zuò来
bù做
yì布
wán艺
jù玩
 具
 。

These fabric scraps can be used to make cloth toys.

Cái裁
feng缝
shèng剩
xià下
bù不
shǎo少
chǐ尺
tóur头
 儿
 。

The tailor left quite a few remnants of cloth.

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Zhè这
kuài块
chǐ尺
tóur头
huā儿
sè花
bú色
cuò不
liú错
 ，
zhe留
zuò着
bǔ做
dīng补
ba丁
 吧
 。

The pattern on this scrap of cloth is nice; keep it for patches.