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unit of length; measure; honorific title; husband
Meanings
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unit of length (≈3.33 meters)
formalTraditional Chinese unit of length, still used informally in some contexts today.
This rope is two zhang long (≈6.66 meters).
The ancient city wall was as high as three zhang (≈10 meters).
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This cloth is one zhang and two chi wide.
Their yard is half a zhang wide.
This ancient pagoda is more than ten zhang tall.
verb
to measure land
formalUsed for surveying and calculating the area of land, often used in official or agricultural contexts.
The county government organized personnel to survey the land.
Before spring plowing, farmers will finish measuring their own land.
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Workers are measuring this newly developed farmland.
Ancient officials often measured farmland to collect taxes.
We need to measure the land first before dividing the plots.
noun
honorific for elderly men
archaicA classical honorific term used to address or refer to elderly men, rarely used in modern daily speech.
Passersby all called this white-haired elderly man Old Master.
Wuxia novels often have plots where characters address a strange old man as Old Master.
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That elderly man is a highly respected elder in the village.
In *Water Margin*, Lin Chong once called the tavern keeper Old Master.
Ancient scholars often addressed older scholars as Old Master.
noun
husband (honorific for relatives)
literaryUsed as a polite honorific for a spouse's relative's husband, such as brother-in-law.
My aunt's husband is a retired teacher.
Jiefu, also called jiezhang, is the husband of one's older sister.
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My aunt's husband comes to our home for Spring Festival every year.
My cousin's husband is an engineer.
His sister's husband helped him solve his work problem.