square (area)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
square (of the specified side length)
informalUsed colloquially in measurements to indicate a square area. The structure is '[Length Number] + [Length Unit] + 见方', e.g., '一丈见方' means a square that is one 'zhang' on each side.
Zhè这
jiān间
wū屋
zi子
yǒu有
yī一
zhàng丈
jiàn见
fāng方
。
This room is one 'zhang' square.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
kuài块
sān三
chǐ尺
jiàn见
fāng方
de的
mù木
bǎn板
。
He bought a piece of wood that is three 'chi' square.
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Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
xū需
yào要
pū铺
yī一
kuài块
wǔ五
mǐ米
jiàn见
fāng方
de的
cǎo草
píng坪
。
We need to lay a five-meter-square patch of lawn in the yard.