面积 miànjī area (of a floor, piece of land etc)
area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
How to remember 面积: 面 face + 积 store up = area (of a floor, piece of land etc).
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How it is used
- Area (of floor, land, surface) - 房子的面积 (fángzi de miànjī) the floor area of the house; 土地面积 (tǔdì miànjī) land area.
- Square-measure quantity, measured in 平方米 (píngfāng mǐ). Don't confuse with 体积 (tǐjī, volume).
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.