Chinese word

体积

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐ jī

Meaning

  • nounvolume

Example

这个球的体积怎么计算？zhè ge qiú de tǐ jī zěn me jì suàn

How do you calculate the volume of this ball?

Illustration for 体积 (volume)

More examples

通过测量可以计算出体积。tōng guò cè liáng ké yǐ jì suàn chū tǐ jī

You can calculate the volume by measuring it.

Core concept

The spatial size of an object or container, treated as a measurable amount of room rather than as a length or surface.

Common phrases

  • 计算体积jì suàn tǐ jī

    calculate volume

  • 体积公式tǐ jī gōng shì

    volume formula

  • 体积单位tǐ jī dān wèi

    unit of volume

Similar words

面积miàn jī: A measure of how much space a flat surface covers.
容积róng jī: The measurable internal space of a container or hollow object.
容量róng liàng: The maximum amount that a container can hold.

Definition in Chinese

表示三维物体占有空间的大小，通常以立方单位（如立方米、立方厘米）计量。biǎo shì sān wéi wù tǐ zhàn yǒu kōng jiān de dà xiǎo tōng cháng yǐ lì fāng dān wèi rú lì fāng mǐ lì fāng lí mǐ jì liàng

Word origin

体 (tǐ, "body") + 积 (jī, "accumulation") turns the idea of a physical body into a quantity that can be measured, giving the compound its sense of three-dimensional space.

Usage tips

  • In shopping contexts, the amount of liquid in a bottle is described by how much it holds, while this noun focuses on the three-dimensional space occupied by the bottle or another solid.

Other meanings

  • capacitynoun

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