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英尺

Word · Noun

foot (unit of length)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

foot; a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems

technical

Commonly used in aviation, sports (e.g., long jump), and architecture in countries using the imperial system. The old variant form is 呎.

Tā他
shēn身
gāo高
liù六
yīng英
chǐ尺
 。

He is six feet tall.

Zhè这
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
cháng长
yuē约
shí十
wǔ五
yīng英
chǐ尺
 ,
kuān宽
yuē约
shí十
yīng英
chǐ尺
 。

This room is about fifteen feet long and ten feet wide.

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Tiào跳
yuǎn远
de的
shì世
jiè界
jì纪
lù录
chāo超
guò过
le了
èr二
shí十
jiǔ九
yīng英
chǐ尺
 。

The world record for the long jump exceeded twenty-nine feet.