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平方米 (píng fāng mǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

平方米 (píng fāng mǐ) is a Chinese word: square meter. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 平方米

量 liàng measure word

square meter

这间公寓的面积是80平方米。

zhè jiān gōng yù de miàn jī shì bā shí píng fāng mǐ

This apartment has an area of 80 square meters.

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Word breakdown

平 píng — square (mathematical term, first part of 'squared')

Words with this character (32)
  • 1 平时 píng shí — usually HSK 3
    • 平 ordinary, normal (describing regular conditions)
    • 时 time, times (temporal period)
    Example

    他平时很忙，周末才有时间休息。

    tā píng shí hěn máng zhōu mò cái yǒu shí jiān xiū xi

    He's usually very busy, only has time to rest on weekends.

  • 2 水平 shuǐ píng — level HSK 3
    • 水 water (representing the naturally flat surface of water)
    • 平 flat, level, even (reinforcing the concept of levelness)
    Example

    他的汉语水平很高。

    tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng hěn gāo

    His Chinese level is very high.

  • 3 平常 píng cháng — ordinary HSK 4
    • 平 level, even
    • 常 usual, regular
    Example

    他过着平常的生活。

    tā guò zhe píng cháng de shēng huó

    He lives an ordinary life.

  • 4 公平 gōng píng — fair HSK 5
    • 公 impartial, public-minded
    • 平 equal, balanced
    Example

    老师对每个学生都很公平。

    lǎo shī duì měi gè xué shēng dōu hěn gōng píng

    The teacher is fair to every student.

  • 5 平台 píng tái — platform HSK 5
    • 平 flat, level (surface)
    • 台 platform, raised structure
    Example

    这个平台提供了很多学习资源。

    zhè ge píng tái tí gōng le hěn duō xué xí zī yuán

    This platform provides many learning resources.

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方 fāng — square (completes the mathematical term for 'squared')

Words with this character (40)
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米 mǐ — meter (unit of length)

Words with this character (6)
  • 1 米饭 mǐ fàn — cooked rice HSK 1
    • 米 rice (grain)
    • 饭 cooked/meal
    Example

    我每天都吃米饭。

    wǒ měi tiān dōu chī mǐ fàn

    I eat rice every day.

  • 2 厘米 lí mǐ — centimeter HSK 5
    • 厘 centi- (1/100)
    • 米 meter
    Example

    这条线有十厘米长。

    zhè tiáo xiàn yǒu shí lí mǐ cháng

    This line is ten centimeters long.

  • 3 大米 dà mǐ — rice HSK 5
    • 大 big, large (indicates processed/hulled rice grains)
    • 米 rice, grain (the base meaning)
    Example

    妈妈去超市买大米。

    mā ma qù chāo shì mǎi dà mǐ

    Mom went to the supermarket to buy rice.

  • 4 玉米 yù mǐ — corn HSK 5
    • 玉 jade; precious (metaphorically describes corn as valuable)
    • 米 grain; cereal (refers to corn as a grain crop)
    Example

    农民种了很多玉米。

    nóng mín zhòng le hěn duō yù mǐ

    The farmer planted a lot of corn.

  • 5 毫米 háo mǐ — millimeter HSK 6
    • 毫 milli- (one thousandth)
    • 米 meter (unit of length)
    Example

    这条线的宽度是2毫米。

    zhè tiáo xiàn de kuān dù shì èr háo mǐ

    This line's width is 2 millimeters.

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  • 6 立方米 lì fāng mǐ — cubic meter HSK 7
    • 立 cubic, three-dimensional (standing upright)
    • 方 power, exponent (squared/cubed)
    • 米 meter (unit of length)
    Example

    这个房间的体积是30立方米。

    zhè ge fáng jiān de tǐ jī shì sān shí lì fāng mǐ

    The volume of this room is 30 cubic meters.

Structure & writing
1 平 píng — flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
平 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 1
苹 píng see 苹果 (apple)
HSK 4
评 píng critical comment or review article
HSK 7
坪 píng flat open ground 抨 pēng (lit.) to impeach (弹劾) 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 萍 píng duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots

consists of

1.1 干 gān — shield (ancient weapon)
Xpinyin
干 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 1
午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
HSK 4
幸 xìng happy; fortunate 汗 hàn sweat; perspiration secreted by the skin 赶 gǎn to chase; to arrive in time
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 罕 hǎn rare; scarce 肝 gān liver (digestive organ in humans and higher animals)
HSK 7
凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo
1.2 丷 bā — divide/separate, the number eight
丷 is a component in 24 characters
HSK 1
关 guān to close; to shut 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is) 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 来 lái to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
HSK 2
旁 páng side; nearby
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water) 总 zǒng to gather together, to assemble
HSK 4
产 chǎn to give birth 并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 首 shǒu head; skull
HSK 5
善 shàn kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶)
HSK 6
兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one 夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology
HSK 7
兑 duì exchange (old gold or silver items for new ones at a jewelry shop) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 逆 nì to go in the opposite direction (opposite of 顺)
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邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space) 隧 suì tunnel; underground or mountain passage

Stroke order

2 方 fāng — square (quadrilateral with all right angles) or cube (hexahedron with all square faces)
方 is a component in 16 characters
HSK 1
房 fáng house; building for living in or storing things
HSK 2
旁 páng side; nearby 游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving
HSK 3
放 fàng to release; to set free
HSK 5
仿 fǎng to imitate; to follow as a model 施 shī to implement; to exert 访 fǎng to inquire; to investigate by questioning 防 fáng to take precautions against; to guard against unfavorable situations
HSK 6
妨 fáng to hinder, obstruct (连~碍) 肪 fáng fat (as in 脂肪): organic compound formed from fatty acids and glycerol, stored in animal and plant tissue as an energy source
HSK 7
坊 fāng lane or alley (used in urban street names) 愣 lèng to be dazed; to stare blankly 敷 fū to apply (ointment, powder, etc.) 淤 yū to silt up; to become clogged with sediment 纺 fǎng to spin (cotton, hemp, silk, wool, etc. into yarn or thread)
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芳 fāng fragrant; sweet-smelling (of flowers and plants)

方 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice
米 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 3
料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕 糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)
HSK 4
断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge
HSK 5
类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine
HSK 6
粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
HSK 7
奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants
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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)

米 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order