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立方米

lìfāngmǐ

cubic metre

A person with a tape measure beside a big cube tank
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Characters in this word

立 lì

Strokes
5
Radical
立 — to stand
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

米 mǐ

Strokes
6
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 米

Example phrases

  • 这座水库的有效库容约为三千万立方米,足以支撑周边城市一个旱季。 Zhè zuò shuǐkù de yǒuxiào kùróng yuē wéi sān qiān wàn lìfāngmǐ, zúyǐ zhīchēng zhōubiān chéngshì yí ge hànjì. The reservoir's effective capacity is about thirty million cubic metres, enough to support nearby cities through a dry season.
  • 这个游泳池大约有一千立方米的水。 Zhège yóuyǒngchí dàyuē yǒu yì qiān lìfāngmǐ de shuǐ. This swimming pool holds about a thousand cubic metres of water.
  • 搬家公司说,这些东西大概要装三立方米的车厢。 Bānjiā gōngsī shuō, zhèxiē dōngxi dàgài yào zhuāng sān lìfāngmǐ de chēxiāng. The moving company said these things would fill about three cubic metres of van space.

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