方阵
fāng zhèn
Pinyin

Definition

方阵
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fāng zhèn
  1. square-shaped formation (military)
  2. phalanx
  3. (math.) matrix

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
官方
guān fāng
  1. 1 government
  2. 2 official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
  1. 1 counterpart
  2. 2 other person involved
  3. 3 opposite side
  4. 4 other side
  5. 5 receiving party
方
Fāng
  1. 1 surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 suitable
  3. 3 to facilitate
  4. 4 to make things easy
  5. 5 having money to spare
  6. 6 (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
  1. 1 way
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 mode
  5. 5 pattern
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
  1. 1 underneath
  2. 2 below
  3. 3 the underside
  4. 4 world of mortals
  5. 5 to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
  1. 1 the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River
南方
nán fāng
  1. 1 south
  2. 2 the southern part of the country
  3. 3 the South
大方
dà fāng
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 scholar
  3. 3 mother earth
  4. 4 a type of green tea

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
  1. 1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 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. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to become agitated
  2. 2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
  1. 1 to put a square peg in a round hole
  2. 2 incompatible (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
欺以其方
qī yǐ qí fāng
  1. 1 deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
独霸一方
dú bà yī fāng
  1. 1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
  2. 2 to hold as one's personal fiefdom
百计千方
bǎi jì qiān fāng
  1. 1 to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哈哈，现在也还来得及啊，欸，问你啊，在徒步方阵里面除了中国军人以外，你还发现什么？
hāhā ，xiànzài yě hái láidejí ā ，èi ，wèn nǐ ā ，zài túbù fāngzhèn lǐmiàn chúle Zhōngguó jūnrén yǐwài ，nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme ？
Ha ha, there's still time. Agh! Let me ask you, in the infantry formation, as well as Chinese soldiers, did you notice anything else?
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哦，对！除了中国军队的方阵以外，还有不少外国军队也参加了受阅呢！
ò ，duì ！chúle Zhōngguó jūnduì de fāngzhèn yǐwài ，háiyǒu bùshǎo wàiguó jūnduì yě cānjiā le shòuyuè ne ！
Oh, yes! As well as the Chinese infantry formation, there were also several foreign armies that took part in the inspection!
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哦，像俄罗斯、古巴、巴基斯坦等国。这些外国军队方阵参阅是为了让阅兵更好看吗？我觉得他们的服装确实挺特别。
ò ，xiàng Éluósī 、Gǔbā 、Bājīsītǎn děng guó 。zhèxiē wàiguó jūnduì fāngzhèn cānyuè shì wèile ràng yuèbīng gèng hǎokàn ma ？wǒ juéde tāmen de fúzhuāng quèshí tǐng tèbié 。
Oh, like Russia, Cuba and Pakistan. Were these foreign troop formations attending aimed at make it look better? I think that their uniforms were really unique.
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嗯，有道理，其实，我一直特别期待美丽的女兵方阵，听说受阅女兵身高都是一百七十八公分，这次阅兵我真是目不转睛啊，可就是没有看到。
ng4 ，yǒudàolǐ ，qíshí ，wǒ yīzhí tèbié qīdài měilì de nǚ bīng fāngzhèn ，tīngshuō shòuyuè nǚ bīng shēngāo dōu shì yībǎi qīshí bā gōngfēn ，zhècì yuèbīng wǒ zhēn shì mùbùzhuǎnjīng ā ，kě jiùshì méiyǒu kàndào 。
Yes, that makes sense. Actually, I was really looking forward to the beautiful female formations. I heard all the female troops being inspected were all above 178 centimeters in height, so I was glued to the screen, but I didn't see them.
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当然看到了，就在第一方阵，海陆空，三军仪仗队方阵，倒数三排都是女军人，还有白求恩医疗方阵也都是女军医们。
dāngrán kàndào le ，jiù zài dì yī fāngzhèn ，hǎilùkōng ，sānjūn yízhàngduì fāngzhèn ，dàoshǔ sān pái dōu shì nǚ jūnrén ，háiyǒu Báiqiúēn yīliáo fāngzhèn yě dōu shì nǚ jūnyī men 。
Of course I did, they were in the first formation, with the honor guard of the navy, the infantry and the air force, the third from last row was all female soldiers and the Norman Bethune Commemorative Medical Formation were also all female army doctors.
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