长方体

長方體

chángfāngtǐ

noun

Measure Word

一个长方体 gè

Meanings

1 cuboid
2 rectangular prism

Characters

square; rectangular

Examples

HSK 6

长方体的体积等于长乘宽乘高。

Chángfāngtǐ de tǐjī děngyú cháng chéng kuān chéng gāo.

The volume of a cuboid equals length times width times height.

HSK 7-9

这个纸盒是一个长方体。

Zhège zhǐhé shì yí ge chángfāngtǐ.

This carton is a cuboid.

Tips

memory

长方形 is a rectangle and 体 a solid, so this is a rectangular solid. When every edge is the same length it becomes a 正方体, a cube.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

方 fāng

体 tǐ