平方米

píngfāngmǐ
noun HSK 6 #31,512

Meanings

  1. 1 square meter (m²)

Characters

Flat square meter - a unit of area measurement.

Examples

HSK 3
Zhège fángzi yǒu jiǔshí píngfāngmǐ.
This apartment is ninety square meters.
HSK 3
Wǒmen xūyào yígè yìbǎi píngfāngmǐ de bàngōngshì.
We need a 100-square-meter office.
HSK 6
Běijīng de fángjià měi píngfāngmǐ chāoguò wǔwàn yuán.
Housing prices in Beijing exceed 50,000 yuan per square meter.

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