平方米

píngfāngmǐ

noun HSK 6 #31,512

Meanings

1 square meter (m²)

Characters

Flat square meter — a unit of area measurement.

Examples

这个房子有九十平方米。

Zhège fángzi yǒu jiǔshí píngfāngmǐ.

This apartment is ninety square meters.

北京的房价每平方米超过五万元。

Běijīng de fángjià měi píngfāngmǐ chāoguò wǔwàn yuán.

Housing prices in Beijing exceed 50,000 yuan per square meter.

我们需要一个一百平方米的办公室。

Wǒmen xūyào yīgè yībǎi píngfāngmǐ de bàngōngshì.

We need a 100-square-meter office.

Tips

usage

In casual speech, Chinese people often shorten 平方米 to just 平 (píng): '这个房子九十平' = 'This place is 90 square meters.' Real estate in China is always measured in 平方米.

Stroke Order

平 píng

方 fāng

米 mǐ