平方 píngfāng square
square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
How to remember 平方: 平 level + 方 direction = square.
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How it is used
- Square (math) - as in area or the second power: 平方米 (píngfāngmǐ) square meter, 三的平方 (three squared = 9).
- Colloquially 平方 alone can mean square meters: 一百平方 (100 square meters) of floor space.
- Math and real-estate contexts.
Example sentences
- 大概三平方英里。 Dàgài sān píngfāngyīnglǐ.It's about three square miles.