斜边 xiébiān hypotenuse Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 1 xiébiān hypotenuse sloping side 1 sentence 勾股定理中的“弦”指的就是直角三角形的斜边。 gōu gǔ dìnglǐ zhōng de“ xián” zhǐ de jiù shì zhíjiǎo sānjiǎoxíng de xié biān. The 'xian' in the Pythagorean theorem refers to the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary