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Chinese word
立体
Pronunciation
Pinyinlì tǐ
Meaning
- adjectivethree-dimensional
Example
这幅画颜色和阴影处理得很立体。zhè fú huà yán sè hé yīn yǐng chú lǐ de hěn lì tǐ
The use of color and shading in this painting gives it a very three-dimensional look.
More examples
这栋建筑的外立面设计显得很立体。zhè dòng jiàn zhù de wài lì miàn shè jì xiǎn de hěn lì tǐ
The design of this building's exterior looks very three-dimensional.
Core concept
A whole form with measurable volume or convincing depth, rather than a flat surface.
Common phrases
立体效果lì tǐ xiào guǒ
three-dimensional effect
立体模型lì tǐ mó xíng
three-dimensional model
立体造型lì tǐ zào xíng
three-dimensional modeling
Similar words
三维的sān wéi de: Having measurable height, width, and depth in three-dimensional space.
平面的píng miàn de: Appearing flat like a surface, with little or no sense of depth.
Definition in Chinese
指具有高度、宽度和深度，能在空间中占据体积或在视觉上显现出体积感的状态，常用于描述物体、绘画或影像的立体感。zhǐ jù yǒu gāo dù kuān dù hé shēn dù néng zài kōng jiān zhōng zhàn jù tǐ jī huò zài shì jué shàng xiǎn xiàn chū tǐ jī gǎn de zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú miáo shù wù tǐ huì huà huò yǐng xiàng de lì tí gǎn
Word origin
The word 立体 (lìtǐ, "three-dimensional") is built from 立 (lì, "stand") and 体 (tǐ, "body"), joining the idea of rising with that of a formed body.
Usage tips
- When it describes art, the word often evaluates how convincingly the image shows depth rather than whether the subject itself has physical thickness.
Other meanings
- solidnoun
Opposites
- 平面píng miànplanaradjective
- 扁平biǎn píngflatadjective
Related words
- 立体感lì tí gǎnthree-dimensionalitynoun
- 立体化lì tǐ huàmake three-dimensionalverb