方

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Pronunciation : fāng

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Meaning :
  1. square. (n)
  2. direction. (n)
  3. place; region; locality. (n)
  4. side; party. (n)
Radical : 方
Strokes : 4
Traditional : 方
Usage : 66.8%
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
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
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
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
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
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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November 24th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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