方 (fong1) — square; rectangular in Cantonese

fongˉ¹方

Mandarin Pinyin: fang1

Meaning of 方

nounsquare; rectangular

nounoccultism

noundirection

nounregion; area; place

nouna Chinese family name

nounaspect

nounpower (mathematics)

nounmethod; way

nounprescription; recipe

nounone side

nounhonest; morally upright

nounjust now; just then; just

nounshort for square meter or cubic meter (classifier)

noun(noun) Chinese surname

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Example Sentences with 方

我諗呢個方案以三個月為期可以做完。

I believe this project can be completed within three months.

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧.

Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

呢笪地方好污糟

This place is very dirty.

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝

An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解zungˉ¹中gwok˗₃國wuiˏ₅會jauˏ₅有gam˗₃咁doˉ¹多fongˉ¹方jinˎ₄言geˊ²嘅？

Why are there so many "dialects" in China?

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Words Containing 方

方程fong1 cing4

equation (mathematical, scientific, etc.)

官方網站gun1 fong1 mong5 zaam6

official web site; official website

方格紙fong1 gaak3 zi2

squared paper; graph paper; grid paper

立方體laap6 /lap6 fong1 tai2

cube

立方厘米laap6 /lap6 fong1 lei4 mai5

cubic centimetre (centimeter)

血氣方剛hyut3 hei3 fong1 gong1

full of vigor

有方jau5 fong1

with the proper mind; in the right way

吳化方言ng4 faa3 fong1 jin4

Wuchuan division of Yue dialects

地方官職位dei6 fong1 gun1 zik1 wai6

prefecture

地方政府dei6 fong1 zing3 fu2

local government

軍方gwan1 fong1

military

攻打四方城gung1 daa2 sei3 fong1 sing4

play mahjong (lit., "attack the four-sided city")

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