平方根

píngfānggēn
noun #25,090

Meanings

  1. 1 square root

Examples

HSK 1
Jiǔ de píngfānggēn shì sān.
The square root of nine is three.
HSK 3
Jìsuàn píngfānggēn shì chūzhōng shùxué de jīchǔ nèiróng.
Calculating square roots is a foundational topic in middle school mathematics.

Tips

memory
平方 means 'square' (literally 'flat, even square'), and means 'root'. So 平方根 is literally 'the root of the square' - a perfect literal translation of the mathematical concept.

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