方阵 (fāng zhèn) — (military) square formation, hollow square; (mathematics) square matrix
Definition
One word for two unrelated senses: a military square formation (soldiers, parade phalanx) and a mathematics square matrix (n×n array). Context — 军队 vs 代数 — tells you which is meant.
noun
(military) square formationhollow square(mathematics) square matrix
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，方阵。Zài gǔ dài zhàn chǎng shàng, shì bīng men jīng cháng zǔ chéng fāng zhèn jìn xíng zuò zhàn.On ancient battlefields, soldiers often formed into a square phalanx to fight.
- 方阵。Zhè dào dài shù tí yāo qiú wǒ men jì suàn yí gè sān jiē fāng zhèn de háng liè shì.This algebra problem requires us to calculate the determinant of a third-order square matrix.
- ，方阵。Guó qìng yuè bīng shì shàng, lù jūn fāng zhèn yǐ zhěng qí de bù fá tōng guò tiān ān mén.During the National Day military parade, the army's square formation passed through Tiananmen with orderly steps.
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