平行六面体

平行六面體

píngxíngliùmiàntǐ

noun

Measure Word

一个平行六面体 gè

Meanings

1 parallelepiped (math)
2 six-faced solid with parallel opposite faces

Characters

flat / parallel

Examples

长方体是一种特殊的平行六面体。

Chángfāngtǐ shì yī zhǒng tèshū de píngxíngliùmiàntǐ.

A cuboid is a special kind of parallelepiped.

老师在黑板上画了一个平行六面体。

Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng huà le yī gè píngxíngliùmiàntǐ.

The teacher drew a parallelepiped on the blackboard.

Tips

memory

Read it literally: 平行 (parallel) + 六面 (six faces) + 体 (solid) — a solid with six parallel-paired faces.

Stroke Order

平 píng

行 xíng

六 liù

面 miàn

体 tǐ