Chinese Conversation · Level 28
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Chinese word
平方米
Pronunciation
Pinyinpíng fāng mǐ
Meaning
- nounsquare meter
Example
这套公寓有70平方米。zhè tào gōng yù yǒu 70 píng fāng mǐ
This apartment is 70 square meters.
More examples
新楼盘的售价为每平方米15000元。xīn lóu pán de shòu jià wèi měi píng fāng mǐ 15000 yuán
The price of the new housing development is 15,000 yuan per square meter.
Core concept
The area covered by a square measuring one meter on each side.
Common phrases
建筑面积为平方米jiàn zhù miàn jī wèi píng fāng mǐ
gross floor area in square meters
使用面积平方米shǐ yòng miàn jī píng fāng mǐ
usable floor area in square meters
每平方米价格měi píng fāng mǐ jià gé
price per square meter
Similar words
平米píng mǐ: A spoken or advertising shorthand for a square meter, often used after a number.
平方公里píng fāng gōng lǐ: A unit of area equal to the area of a square measuring one kilometer on each side.
公顷gōng qǐng: A land-area unit equal to 10,000 square meters.
亩mǔ: A traditional Chinese land-area unit equal to about 666.7 square meters.
Definition in Chinese
平方米是面积单位，表示边长为一米的正方形的面积，符号为m²，口语常简称为平米。píng fāng mǐ shì miàn jī dān wèi biǎo shì biān cháng wèi yì mǐ de zhèng fāng xíng de miàn jī fú hào wèi m kóu yǔ cháng jiǎn chēng wèi píng mǐ
Word origin
平方米 (píngfāngmǐ, "square meter") combines 平方 (píngfāng, "square") with 米 (mǐ, "meter") to name the area of a one-meter square.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, the full unit is often shortened to 平米 (píngmǐ, "square meter"), especially when stating a room or apartment size.