方

Square in Chinese: 方 (fāng)

fāng

square

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1square
  2. 2power or involution (math.)
  3. 3upright
  4. 4honest
  5. 5fair and square
  6. 6direction
  7. 7side
  8. 8party (to a contract, dispute etc)
  9. 9place
  10. 10method
  11. 11prescription (medicine)
  12. 12just when
  13. 13only or just
  14. 14classifier for square things
  15. 15abbr. for square or cubic meter

Stroke order

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方

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄤ

fāng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他飞到南方。

    tā fēi dào nán fāng。

    He took off to the south.

  • 她去了远方。

    tā qù le yuǎn fāng。

    She went far away.

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Related words

北方

běi fāng

north

地方

dì fāng

region

方便

fāng biàn

convenient

方法

fāng fǎ

method

方面

fāng miàn

respect

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

大方

dà fāng

expert

对方

duì fāng

the other person

方案

fāng àn

plan

方式

fāng shì

way

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

平方

píng fāng

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

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