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直角

zhíjiǎo
noun #28,888

Measure Word

一个直角 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 right angle
  2. 2 90-degree angle

Examples

正方形的四个角都是直角。
Zhèngfāngxíng de sì gè jiǎo dōu shì zhíjiǎo.
All four corners of a square are right angles.
用三角尺可以画出精准的直角。
Yòng sānjiǎochǐ kěyǐ huà chū jīngzhǔn de zhíjiǎo.
You can draw a precise right angle with a set square.

Tips

memory
直 means 'straight/upright' and 角 means 'angle/corner.' A right angle is literally a 'straight corner' — the angle where two lines meet perfectly upright.

Stroke Order

直 zhí
角 jiǎo