Meaning of 平方米
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- square meter
How to use 平方米
平方米 is the standard unit for floor space and land area, so you see it constantly in apartment ads and real estate talk. It works as a measure word directly after a number. Example: 这套房子有九十平方米。(Zhè tào fángzi yǒu jiǔshí píngfāngmǐ.) This apartment is ninety square meters.
Break it into three parts: 平方 (píngfāng) means "square" in math, as in a number squared, and 米 (mǐ) is the meter. A "squared meter" is exactly a square meter.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 方平米 or drop 方 and say 平米 thinking it is wrong. In fact 平米 (píngmǐ) is a common spoken shortening, but the order is always 平 before 方. Also remember that 米 here means meter, not rice as in 米饭 (mǐfàn).
平方米 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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平 píng · flat · 5 strokes
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方 fāng · square · 4 strokes
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米 mǐ · uncooked rice · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 平方米.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 南方 | nánfāng | south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of |
| 平安 | píng'ān | safe and sound; well |
Questions about 平方米
What does 平方米 mean?
平方米 (píngfāngmǐ) means "square meter" and is used as a measure word.
How do you write 平方米?
平方米 is made of 3 characters: 平 (5 strokes), 方 (4 strokes), 米 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 平方米 an HSK word?
Yes. 平方米 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say cubic meter in Chinese?
Cubic meter is 立方米 (lìfāngmǐ). 立方 means cubed, just as 平方 means squared. Square kilometer follows the same pattern: 平方公里 (píngfāng gōnglǐ).
How is 平方米 written in abbreviated form?
In writing, especially in ads and on floor plans, people often use the symbol m² or the short form 平米. So 一百平米 (yìbǎi píngmǐ) means 100 square meters.