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三角

sān jiǎo · san jiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. triangle
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Triangle picnic

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)三角(sānjiǎo)饭团(fàntuán)，你(nǐ)要(yào)吗(ma)？

    I brought triangle rice balls. Do you want one?

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)是(shì)三角(sānjiǎo)的(de)？

    Why are they triangles?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)三角(sānjiǎo)的(de)好拿(hǎoná)，圆(yuán)的(de)会(huì)滚(gǔn)。

    Because triangles are easy to hold. Round ones roll.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！我(wǒ)的(de)三明治(sānmíngzhì)也(yě)是(shì)三角(sānjiǎo)的(de)。

    Really! My sandwich is a triangle too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)是(shì)三角(sānjiǎo)野餐(yěcān)吧(ba)！

    Then today is a triangle picnic!

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)个(ge)三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng)的(de)三(sān)个(gè)角(jiǎo)都(dōu)是(shì)锐(ruì)角(jiǎo)。

All three angles of this triangle are acute angles.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)三(sān)角(jiǎo)尺(chǐ)在(zài)黑(hēi)板(bǎn)上(shàng)画(huà)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)直(zhí)角(jiǎo)三(sān)角(jiǎo)形(xíng)。

The teacher used a set square to draw a right triangle on the blackboard.

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