平方 (píng fāng) — (noun) square (in mathematics, e.g. square root, square number); (classifier) used with units of length to form square units of area (e.g. 平方米, 平方千米)
Definition
In math, 平方 means 'squared' (e.g. 四的平方 = 4 squared). As a classifier for area, it pairs with length units like 米 — compare 立方, which is the same pattern but for volume.
noun
square (in mathematics, e.g. square root, square number)
classifier
used with units of length to form square units of area (e.g. 平方米, 平方千米)
Examples
- 平方。Sì de píng fāng shì shí liù.The square of four is sixteen.
- 。Zhè ge fáng jiān de miàn jī shì yì bǎi píng fāng mǐ.The area of this room is one hundred square meters.
- ？Jiǔ de píng fāng gēn shì jǐ?What is the square root of nine?
Origin
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