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fine hair; writing brush; scale string; tiny amount; unit; currency unit
Meanings
7 senses · 35 examplesnoun
fine, thin sharp hair
Used to describe small, sharp animal hairs, often used for writing brushes.
He wrote a calligraphy work with a wolf hair brush.
Goat hair brushes are suitable for painting ink wash paintings.
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A bee's fine hairs can sense air movement.
This fine hair looks very hard.
The fine hairs of yellow weasels can be used to make high-end brushes.
noun
writing brush
literaryFormal literary usage, often used in phrases about calligraphy or writing.
He picked up his brush and wrote a timeless famous line.
Scholars and literati often create art with ink brushes.
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He finished this couplet with his writing brush.
The calligrapher looked calm while writing with his brush.
Ancient scholars often expressed their emotions through brush writing.
noun
scale string (for steelyard)
formalUsed for traditional manual weighing scales, refers to the lifting ropes that mark different weight levels.
This old steelyard has two weight levels: the first string and the second string.
The old shopkeeper lifted the scale string to weigh the medicinal herbs.
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The scale strings of a small steelyard can accurately weigh small items.
He skillfully pulled the scale string to adjust the weight.
The position of the scale strings on an old steelyard determines the weighing accuracy.
adverb
at all; in the least (used in negative sentences)
neutralOnly used in negative constructions to emphasize that there is absolutely none of something.
This small matter is not surprising at all.
He is not afraid at all in the face of difficulties.
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I have no clue about this problem at all.
He doesn't care about this matter at all.
There has been no progress at all in this research.
noun
milli- (1/1000 of a unit)
technicalStandard scientific and technical usage for metric system sub-units.
The tip error of this pencil does not exceed 1 millimeter.
This bottle of drink has 500 milliliters.
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This pill weighs 500 milligrams.
The laboratory needs a high-precision millipascal pressure gauge.
A nanometer is a smaller unit of length than a millimeter.
noun, quantifier
unit of measurement
formalTraditional Chinese measurement unit, now mostly replaced by metric system, used in historical or traditional contexts.
In ancient length units, 10 hao equal 1 li.
In traditional weight measurement, 1 hao is approximately equal to 0.001 grams.
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Artisans make musical instruments with hao-li level precision.
This old steelyard uses hao as its smallest unit of measurement.
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses hao and li when weighing medicinal herbs.
quantifier
dime (Chinese currency unit)
informal, dialectColloquial regional usage, common in northern and southern Chinese dialects to refer to 1/10 of a yuan.
This pencil only costs two dimes.
I spent five dimes on an ice pop.
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He only has one yuan in ten dimes in his pocket.
This small toy is priced at three dimes.
In dialects, one jiao is often called one hao.