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方形
fāng xíng
Pinyin
Definition
方形
-
fāng xíng
square
square-shaped
Character Decomposition
方
方
形
一
廾
彡
Related Words
(20)
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
官方
guān fāng
1
government
2
official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
形象
xíng xiàng
1
image
2
form
3
figure
4
CL:個|个[gè]
5
visualization
6
vivid
方
Fāng
1
surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
1
convenient
2
suitable
3
to facilitate
4
to make things easy
5
having money to spare
6
(euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
1
way
2
manner
3
style
4
mode
5
pattern
6
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
1
underneath
2
below
3
the underside
4
world of mortals
5
to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
1
the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
1
where?
偏方
piān fāng
1
folk remedy
2
home remedy
全方位
quán fāng wèi
1
all around
2
omnidirectional
3
complete
4
holistic
5
comprehensive
八方
bā fāng
1
the eight points of the compass
2
all directions
前方
qián fāng
1
ahead
2
the front
北方
běi fāng
1
north
2
the northern part a country
3
China north of the Yellow River
南方
nán fāng
1
south
2
the southern part of the country
3
the South
Idioms
(20)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
1
original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
1
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
1
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
1
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2
fig. velvet glove
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
1
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
1
as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
2
closely associated with each other
3
to follow relentlessly
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
1
to exist in name only
2
empty shell
3
useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
1
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
2
extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
1
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
2
fig. inseparable
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
1
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
1
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
1
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
2
to try this, that and the other
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
1
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
1
to abandon all restraint (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
1
(idiom) to become agitated
2
to get worked up
Sample Sentences
这个(方形的纸)是用来写一个字的。
zhè ge (fāngxíng de zhǐ )shì yònglái xiě yī gè zì de 。
This (square paper) is for writing one character only.
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圆形,三角形,正方形,长方形,梯形,五角星,一共是六种。
yuánxíng ,sānjiǎoxíng ,zhèngfāngxíng ,chángfāngxíng ,tīxíng ,wǔjiǎoxīng ,yīgòng shì liù zhǒng 。
A circle, a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a trapezoid and a star. Six shapes altogether.
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Intermediate
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