管状

管狀

guǎnzhuàng

adjective #30,504

Meanings

1 tubular
2 tube-shaped

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

管状结构很坚固。

Guǎnzhuàng jiégòu hěn jiāngù.

Tubular structures are very strong.

HSK 7-9

这种花有管状的花瓣。

Zhèzhǒng huā yǒu guǎnzhuàng de huābàn.

This flower has tubular petals.

Tips

grammar

管 (tube) + 状 (shape) is a productive pattern for '_-shaped' adjectives: 圆形 (round-shaped), 网状 (net-shaped, reticular), 球状 (ball-shaped, spherical), 树状 (tree-shaped, dendritic). 状 reliably converts a noun to a 'shaped like X' adjective.

Stroke Order

管 guǎn

状 zhuàng