水立方

Shuǐlìfāng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Water Cube, Beijing National Aquatics Center

Characters

to stand, cube (math)

Examples

水立方晚上亮灯的时候特别漂亮。

Shuǐlìfāng wǎnshang liàngdēng de shíhòu tèbié piàoliang.

The Water Cube looks especially beautiful when lit up at night.

水立方和鸟巢就在旁边。

Shuǐlìfāng hé Niǎocháo jiù zài pángbiān.

The Water Cube and the Bird's Nest are right next to each other.

In Pop Culture

水立方 Shuǐlìfāng

Water Cube

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The distinctive bubble-wrap ETFE exterior inspired the nickname 水立方 'water cube'. For the 2022 Winter Olympics the pools were frozen over and it was rebranded 冰立方 'ice cube' for curling events.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

立 lì

方 fāng