一方 (yī fāng) — (formal) party, side (in a contract, dispute, or competition); (formal) region, area

Definition

Formal 'one side / one party' — used for participants in a contract, dispute, or negotiation. Also a literary 'region, area', often poetic, more elevated than plain 地方.

noun
(formal) partyside (in a contract, dispute, or competition)(formal) regionarea

Examples

  • 一方
    Hé tong zhōng de rèn hé yī fāng dōu bù néng dān fāng miàn jiě chú xié yì.
    Neither party in the contract can unilaterally terminate the agreement.
  • 一方
    yī fāng Tí chū tán pàn, lìng yì fāng biǎo shì tóng yì.
    One side proposed negotiations, and the other side agreed.
  • 一方
    Zhè piàn yī fāng shuǐ tǔ fēng měi, shì hé zhòng zhí chá yè.
    This region has fertile land and water, suitable for growing tea.

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