Chinese word

长方形

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng fāng xíng

Meaning

  • nounrectangle

Example

这是一个长方形。zhè shì yí gè cháng fāng xíng

This is a rectangle.

Illustration for 长方形 (rectangle)

More examples

我们用尺子画一个长方形。wǒ men yòng chǐ zi huà yí gè cháng fāng xíng

We use a ruler to draw a rectangle.

Core concept

A four-cornered frame with straight edges, square corners, and matching opposite edges.

Common phrases

  • 长方形的长边cháng fāng xíng de zhǎng biān

    long side of a rectangle

  • 长方形的面积cháng fāng xíng de miàn jī

    area of a rectangle

Similar words

正方形zhèng fāng xíng: A four-sided figure whose four corners are right angles and whose sides all match in length.

Definition in Chinese

一种四边形，它有四个直角，并且两组相对的边长度分别相等。yì zhǒng sì biān xíng tā yǒu sì gè zhí jiǎo bìng qiě liáng zǔ xiāng duì de biān cháng dù fēn bié xiāng děng

Word origin

长方形 (chángfāngxíng, "rectangle") combines 长 (cháng, "long") + 方 (fāng, "square") + 形 (xíng, "shape") to name a square-cornered shape with an extended form.

Usage tips

  • The word has three syllables, cháng-fāng-xíng, with rising, level, and rising tones in that order.

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