方块
fāng kuài
Pinyin

Definition

方块
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fāng kuài
  1. cube
  2. block
  3. square
  4. rectangle
  5. diamond ♦ (in card games)

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

呵，这电视真够气派的！咦，这个黑黑的小方块是什么呀？
hē ，zhè diànshì zhēn gòu qìpài de ！yí ，zhè gè hēihēi de xiǎo fāngkuài shì shénme ya ？
Heh, this TV is really impressive! Hey, what's this little black cube?
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第一步，把肉洗干净，切成小方块，跟麻将差不多。用料酒腌一下。腌十五分钟。
dì yī bù ，bǎ ròu xǐ gānjìng ，qiē chéng xiǎo fāngkuài ，gēn májiàng chàbuduō 。yòng liàojiǔ yān yīxià 。yān shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
The first step is to wash the meat and cut it into small chunks. They should be about the size of mahjong tiles. Marinate them in cooking wine for 15 minutes.
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