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柱體

简柱体 · 繁柱體

Mandarin · pinyin zhù tǐ

cylinder
prism (math.)

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柱: zhù · pillar, post; support; lean on
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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4–3 · zhu4 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyu5 tai2

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noun

(geometry) cylinder or prism

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