这块布有三尺长，刚好够做一条裙子。

zhè kuài bù yǒu sān chǐ cháng, gānghǎo gòu zuò yī tiáo qúnzi.

This piece of cloth is three chi long, just enough to make a skirt.

那条蛇大概有五尺，把大家都吓坏了。

nà tiáo shé dàgài yǒu wǔ chǐ, bǎ dàjiā dōu xià huài le.

That snake was about five chi long and scared everyone.

他身高不到五尺，在人群中很不起眼。

tā shēngāo bú dào wǔ chǐ, zài rénqún zhōng hěn bù qǐyǎn.

He is less than five chi tall and is very inconspicuous in a crowd.