平方尺 (píng fāng chě) — (classifier) square chi (traditional Chinese unit of area, ∼0.111 m²)
Definition
Traditional Chinese unit of area (1 平方尺 ≈ 0.111 m²), used in property and renovation contexts like the examples below. It is a measure word-style classifier, not a length unit.
classifier
square chi (traditional Chinese unit of area, ∼0.111 m²)
Examples
- 平方尺。Zhè jiān wò shì de miàn jī zhǐ yǒu sān shí píng fāng chě zuǒ yòu.The area of this bedroom is only about thirty square chi.
- 平方尺。Zhuāng xiū gōng sī shuō měi píng fāng chě de zhuāng xiū fèi shì wǔ shí yuán.The renovation company said the decoration fee per square chi is fifty yuan.
- 平方尺。Yì fú sì chǐ duì kāi de xuān zhǐ dà yuē yǒu bā píng fāng chě.A piece of Xuan paper that is four chi by two chi is about eight square chi.
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