平米 (píng mǐ) — square meter (unit of area)
Definition
A spoken, shortened form of 平方米, used as a classifier-like noun meaning 'square meter'. It pairs with a number to express area (e.g. 八十平米), where English would use 'square meters' as the unit after a number.
classifier
square meter (unit of area)
Examples
- 平米。Zhè tào fáng zi yǒu bā shí píng mǐ.This apartment is eighty square meters.
- 平米。Měi píng mǐ de jià gé shì liǎng wàn kuài.The price per square meter is twenty thousand yuan.
- 平米。Zhè ge bàn gōng shì de miàn jī shì wǔ shí píng mǐ.The area of this office is fifty square meters.
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