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| Pronunciation |
: |
fāng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- square. (n)
- direction. (n)
- place; region; locality. (n)
- 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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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