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码
mǎ
Description
“码”常用来指数字或号码，比如电话号码里的每个数字。
"码" is commonly used to refer to digits or numbers, such as each digit in a phone number.
它也是英里的意思，还能当量词用，表示码数或事情。
It also means mile and can be used as a measure word to indicate yardage or matters.
Meanings
号码hàomǎ
number, code (as a numeral)
请告诉我你的电话号码。
Please tell me your phone number.
码mǎ
measure word for kinds of things or matters
这是两码事，不要弄混了。
These are two different things; don't confuse them.
码mǎ
yard (unit of length)
这块布有三码长。
This piece of cloth is three yards long.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally a phonetic loan for the English 'yard'; the 石 radical hints at counting stones.
- Nuance
一码事/两码事 is a fixed colloquial phrase meaning 'one/two separate matters'.
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