平方米 (píng fāng mǐ) — (classifier) square meter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The standard unit of area, 'square meter.' Unlike the mathematical 平方, 平方米 is only used for measuring real-world area, not numbers or roots.

classifier

square meter

Examples

平方米。
Zhè tào gōng yù de miàn jī shì bā shí píng fāng mǐ.
This apartment has an area of 80 square meters.
平方米。
Yí gè zú qiú chǎng dà yuē yǒu qī qiān píng fāng mǐ.
A soccer field is about 7,000 square meters.
平方米。
Zhè kuài dì wǒ men àn měi píng fāng mǐ wǔ wàn yuán chū shòu.
We are selling this piece of land at 50,000 yuan per square meter.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

平方square

平píngflat方fāngsquare

偏正Modifier + head

平方米 puts 平方 square with 米 meter to name a square meter.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八八bādivision
亏亏kuīexhaled air

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

米 is a picture of rice kernels without husk, with the horizontal stroke as a bamboo sieve. It is unrelated to similar-looking grain characters.

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