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平方米

píng fāng mǐ

square metre

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Example Sentences

这间公寓的面积是100平方米。

Zhè jiàn gōngyù de miànjī shì 100 píngfāngmǐ.

The area of this apartment is 100 square meters.

这个房间的面积是20平方米。

Zhège fángjiān de miànjī shì 20 píngfāngmǐ.

The area of this room is 20 square meters.

这块土地的面积是1000平方米。

Zhè kuài tǔdì de miànjī shì 1000 píngfāngmǐ.

The area of this land is 1000 square meters.

Synonyms

平方公尺 (píngfāng gōngchǐ)

square meter

平方 (píngfāng)

square

Antonyms

立方米 (lìfāng mǐ)

cubic meter

平方公里 (píngfāng gōnglǐ)

square kilometer

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 平方米 (píngfāngmǐ) for "square meter" is a compound of two characters: 平方 (píngfāng) and 米 (mǐ).平方 (píngfāng) means "square". It is composed of two characters: 平 (píng), which means "level" or "even", and 方 (fāng), which means "square" or "side". The character 平方 (píngfāng) is used to describe a two-dimensional shape with four equal sides and four right angles.米 (mǐ) means "meter". It is a unit of length in the metric system. The character 米 (mǐ) is used to measure the length of objects.平方米 (píngfāngmǐ) is a compound of 平方 (píngfāng) and 米 (mǐ). It means "square meter". The character 平方米 (píngfāngmǐ) is used to measure the area of objects.