平方米 píngfāngmǐ square meter
How to remember 平方米: 平 level + 方 direction + 米 rice = square meter.
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How it is used
- Square meter (unit of area): 这套房子有九十平方米 (jiǔshí píngfāngmǐ) this flat is 90 square meters.
- Ubiquitous in real estate; often shortened to 平方 or 平 (九十平).
- Neutral measurement term.
Example sentences
- 工厂的面积是1000平方米。 Gōngchǎng de miànjī shì 1000píngfāngmǐ.The area of the factory is 1,000 square meters.