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cubic meter (m³) · Different wording
Different wording The two terms share 立方 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 立方公尺; on the Mainland it is 立方米 - both point at “cubic meter (m³)”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 立方公尺、立方米 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
立方米 is HSK 7-9 vocabulary on the HSK 3.0 list.
Pair source: CC-CEDICT, which tags the Taiwan form as Taiwan usage.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 立方公尺 | 立方米 |
| Reading | ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ lì fāng gōng chǐ | lì fāng mǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧˇ |
| Senses | cubic meter (m³) | cubic meter (m³) |
| Syllabus | — | HSK 7-9 |
| MOE records | 立方公尺 · 立方米 | |
| Dictionary | not in the LinZi dictionary | entry → |
| Audio | — | |
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