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Pronunciation |
: |
fāng |
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Meaning |
: |
- square. (n)
- direction. (n)
- place; region; locality. (n)
- side; party. (n)
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Radical |
: |
方 |
Strokes |
: |
4 |
Traditional |
: |
方 |
Usage |
: |
66.8% |
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Sentences:
1. This is a square board. |
zhè |
kuài |
bǎn |
zi |
shì |
fāng |
de |
。 |
这 |
块 |
板 |
子 |
是 |
方 |
的 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
块 |
: |
measure word |
板子 |
: |
board |
是 |
: |
is |
方 |
: |
square |
的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
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2. Both square and rectangle have four sides. |
zhèng |
fāng |
xíng |
hé |
cháng |
fāng |
xíng |
dōu |
yǒu |
sì |
gè |
biān |
。 |
正 |
方 |
形 |
和 |
长 |
方 |
形 |
都 |
有 |
四 |
个 |
边 |
。 |
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正 |
: |
straight, pure |
方 |
: |
square |
形 |
: |
shape |
正方形 |
: |
square |
和 |
: |
and |
长 |
: |
long |
长方形 |
: |
rectangle |
都有 |
: |
all also have |
四个 |
: |
four |
边 |
: |
side |
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3. Are we going in the right direction? |
wǒ |
men |
zǒu |
de |
fāng |
xiàng |
duì |
ma |
? |
我 |
们 |
走 |
的 |
方 |
向 |
对 |
吗 |
? |
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我们 |
: |
we |
走 |
: |
walk |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence |
方向 |
: |
direction |
对 |
: |
correct, right |
吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
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4. The sun comes up in the east. |
tài |
yáng |
cóng |
dōng |
fāng |
shēng |
qǐ |
。 |
太 |
阳 |
从 |
东 |
方 |
升 |
起 |
。 |
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太阳 |
: |
the sun |
从 |
: |
from |
东方 |
: |
east direction |
升 |
: |
rise |
起 |
: |
up |
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5. Think of an absent friend who is far away. |
huái |
niàn |
yuǎn |
fāng |
de |
péng |
yǒu |
。 |
怀 |
念 |
远 |
方 |
的 |
朋 |
友 |
。 |
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怀念 |
: |
yearn for, think of |
远 |
: |
far |
远方 |
: |
afar, a distant place |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
朋友 |
: |
friend |
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6. This method just won’t work. |
zhè |
ge |
fāng |
fǎ |
bù |
xíng |
。 |
这 |
个 |
方 |
法 |
不 |
行 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
个 |
: |
measure word |
方法 |
: |
method, way |
行 |
: |
can work |
不行 |
: |
cannot work |
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