What does 斜边 mean in Chinese?

斜边 (xié biān) means "sloping side; hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 斜边?

斜边 is pronounced "xié biān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

斜边 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

斜边 is made up of the characters 斜, 边. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 斜边 using our stroke order tool.

斜边

xié biān

sloping side; hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)

Traditional: 斜邊

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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