见方 (jiàn fāng) — (noun) used after a number + unit of length to indicate the side length of a square area; square (in area)

Definition

A measure term used after a length to describe a square area: '十米见方' means a square 10 meters on each side.

noun
used after a number + unit of length to indicate the side length of a square areasquare (in area)

Examples

  • 见方
    Zhè kuài dì yǒu yì lǐ jiàn fāng.
    This piece of land is one li square.
  • 见方
    Zhè ge shuǐ chí dà yuē shí mǐ jiàn fāng.
    This pond is about ten meters square.
  • 见方
    Yuàn zi wǔ shí mǐ jiàn fāng, zhǒng le hěn duō huā.
    The courtyard is fifty meters square, planted with many flowers.

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