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Chinese foot

Chinese foot noun: a chi, a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized variously as (Mainland China) ¹/₃ or (Taiwan) ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.

Noun

Chinese foot (plural Chinese feet)

  1. A chi, a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized variously as (Mainland China) ¹/₃ or (Taiwan) ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.

Forms of Chinese foot

pluralChinese feet

Origin of Chinese foot

From its rough resemblance to the English foot.

Questions about Chinese foot

What does Chinese foot mean?
Chinese foot means a chi, a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized variously as (Mainland China) ¹/₃ or (Taiwan) ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
What part of speech is Chinese foot?
Chinese foot is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese foot?
The plural of Chinese foot is Chinese feet.

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