HSK 6 · Adjectives

立体 lìtǐ “three-dimensional” in Chinese

Traditional 立體

What 立体 means

  1. three-dimensional
  2. solid
  3. stereoscopic

How to say 立体

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping

立体 in a sentence

  1. 这张画看起来很立体。

    Zhè zhāng huà kànqǐlai hěn lìtǐ.

    This painting looks very three-dimensional.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们去电影院看了一部立体电影。

    Wǒmen qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn le yí bù lìtǐ diànyǐng.

    We went to the cinema to see a 3D film.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 立体 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī
The character 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

How to write 立体

立 5 strokes · 体 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

立体 (lìtǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 立体 (lìtǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 立体

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish建立jiànlì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish设立shèlì · to set up树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

More words: Adjectives

伶俐línglì · clever灵敏língmǐn · sensitive零星língxīng · scattered吝啬lìnsè · stingy理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàng · bold and confident (being in the right)隆重lóngzhòng · grand啰唆luōsuo · long-winded络绎不绝luòyìbùjué · in an endless stream

FAQs

立体 (lìtǐ) means “three-dimensional” or “solid”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lìtǐ: lì with a 4th tone, then tǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 立体 is written 立體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 立体 from the suggestions. Typing liti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
立体 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.