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寸

cùn

1. measure word cun (unit of length, ≈3.3 cm)

   他理了个一寸长的短发。

   Tā lǐ le gè yī cùn cháng de duǎnfà.

   He got his hair cut to an inch long.

2. adjective tiny; very short or small (figurative)

   我们绝不放弃一寸土地。

   Wǒmen jué bù fàngqì yī cùn tǔdì.

   We will never give up an inch of land.

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