How to Say ‘A triangle has three sides.’ in Simplified Chinese
三角形有三条边。
sān jiǎo xíng yǒu sān tiáo biān
[sānjiǎoxíng yǒu sahn tyow biān]
Phrase Breakdown
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
[sānjiǎoxíng]
triangle
A shape with three sides and three corners.
请画一个三角形。
Please draw a triangle.
有三条边。
yǒu sān tiáo biān
has three sides
有 (yǒu) means 'to have'. 三条边 means 'three sides', with 条 as the measure word.
我有两本书。
I have two books.
Words in this phrase
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
have
Indicates possession or presence of something.
公司有很多有才干的人才。
The company has many talented people.
三
sān
[sahn]
three
Number three; together with 餐 it means the three meals of the day.
三餐规律有助于控糖。
Regular three meals help with blood sugar control.
条
tiáo
[tyow]
classifier for long narrow things
Measure word used for roads, rivers, fish, and other long narrow objects.
这条路今天特别慢。
This road is especially slow today.
边
biān
[biān]
side; edge (of a shape)
A straight line forming part of a shape's outline.
长方形有两条长边。
A rectangle has two long sides.
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