平方

平方 píngfāng

Square

平方 in a sentence HSK 5 pingfang

What 平方 means

  1. Square

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Character by character

平方 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

平
píng
Flat (equal - calm - a draw)
方
fāng
Direction (side - square - just)

How to write 平方

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平方 in a sentence

这个房间有二十平方米。
Zhège fángjiān yǒu èrshí píngfāng mǐ.
This room is twenty square metres.
三的平方是九。
Sān de píngfāng shì jiǔ.
Three squared is nine.

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Questions about 平方

What does 平方 mean in English?

平方 is pronounced píngfāng and means Square.

How do you pronounce 平方?

平方 is píngfāng in pinyin — written pingfang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 平方?

平方 is written with 2 characters: 平 (píng) Flat (equal - calm - a draw), 方 (fāng) Direction (side - square - just). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 平方 an HSK word?

Yes — 平方 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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