柱 (zhù) — pillar, column, post; cylinder (geometry)

Definition

Examples

• 这座大殿由十二根巨大的石柱支撑。
  Zhè zuò dà diàn yóu shí èr gēn jù dà de shí zhù zhī chēng.
  This great hall is supported by twelve huge stone pillars.
• 这根柱子支撑着整个屋顶。
  Zhè gēn zhù zi zhī chēng zhe zhěng gè wū dǐng.
  This pillar supports the entire roof.
• 圆柱体的体积公式是底面积乘以高。
  Yuán zhù tǐ de tǐ jī gōng shì shì dǐ miàn jī chéng yǐ gāo.
  The volume formula for a cylinder is base area times height.

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