平方

• 拼音: píng fāng
• 汉字拆解: 平 = a balanced scale — flat, level; 方 = a raft or square shape — square, direction

含义

Square; square metre. A mathematical term for squaring a number, and commonly used as shorthand for 平方米 (square metre) when discussing area.

In mathematics, 平方 means 'squared' — 三的平方是九 (three squared is nine). In everyday life, it is widely used as shorthand for 平方米 when discussing floor area — 这套房子有八十平方 (this flat is eighty square metres). Also appears in 平方千米 (square kilometre) and 平方厘米 (square centimetre).

例句

1. 这间卧室大约有十五平方米。
2. 四的平方等于十六。
3. 他们买了一套一百二十平方的房子。

用法指南

语境: mathematics, real estate, measurement

语气: informational

正确说法

• 这套房子有九十平方。(This flat is ninety square metres.)
• 五的平方是二十五。(Five squared is twenty-five.)

错误说法

• 一个平方的房间 (Don't use 平方 as an adjective meaning 'square-shaped' — use 方形的; 平方 refers to area measurement or mathematical squaring)

起源与历史

A compound of 平 (flat/level) and 方 (square/direction) — a flat square, used for area measurement.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal