方

fāng

HSK 5

方 — fāng

1. square (shape); four-sided

   请把桌布折成一个方形。 qǐng bǎ zhuōbù zhéchéng yígè fāngxíng — Please fold the tablecloth into a square.

2. power (math), involution (raising to a power)

   x的二次方等于x乘以x。 x de èrcìfāng děngyú x chéngyǐ x — x squared equals x times x.

3. upright; honest; straightforward

   他为人方正，从不说谎。 tā wéi rén fāngzhèng cóng bù shuōhuǎng — He is upright and never lies.

4. direction; side; square (as in compass points)

   我们的学校在城市的北方。 wǒmen de xuéxiào zài chéngshì de běifāng — Our school is to the north of the city.

5. party (to a contract or dispute); side

   合同双方各自承担责任。 hétóng shuāngfāng gèzì chéngdānzérèn — Both parties to the contract bear responsibility.

6. place; locality; square (public place)

   我们在老地方见面吧。 wǒmen zài lǎo dìfāng jiànmiàn ba — Let's meet at the usual place.

7. method; way; prescription (medicine)

   中医有许多治感冒的方。 zhōngyī yǒu xǔduō zhìgǎnmào de fāng — Traditional Chinese medicine has many prescriptions to treat colds.

8. just when; at the moment that; only/just (indicating recent or immediate)

   他方至，便接到了紧急电话。 tā fāng zhì biàn jiēdào le jǐnjí diànhuà — Just as he arrived, he received an urgent phone call.

9. classifier for square things (e.g., square tiles)

   地板上有三方瓷砖需要更换。 dìbǎn shàngyǒu sānfāng cízhuān xūyào gēnghuàn — There are three square tiles on the floor that need replacing.

10. surname Fang

    方先生今天不在办公室。 fāng xiānshēng jīntiān bùzài bàngōngshì — Mr. Fang is not in the office today.

11. abbreviation for square metre or cubic metre (context-dependent)

    这间屋子的面积是20方（约20立方米）。 zhèjiān wūzi de miànjī shì 2 0 fāng yuē 2 0 lìfāngmǐ — The area/volume of this room is 20 fang (about 20 cubic metres).