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All HSK 3.0 Level 5 words

寸

cùn

In Mandarin Chinese, 寸 (cùn) means “(measure word) Chinese inch; very short”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. (measure word) Chinese inch
  2. very short

Stroke order

Examples

  • 一寸光阴一寸金。
    Yí cùn guāngyīn yí cùn jīn.
    Time is precious and hard to buy with gold.

Characters

寸
cùn
a unit of length; inch
Words with 寸