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方 fāng square / power or involution (mathematics) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter
Results beginning with 方
方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4]
方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4]
方面 fāng miàn respect / aspect / field / side / CL:個|个[ge4]
方案 fāng àn plan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill / CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向 fāng xiàng direction / orientation / path to follow / CL:個|个[ge4]
方针 fāng zhēn policy / guidelines / CL:個|个[ge4]
方才 fāng cái just now / then
方正 fāng zhèng clear and square / neat / square (person)
方圆 fāng yuán perimeter / range / (within) a radius of ...
方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth
方能 fāng néng can then (and only then)
方块 fāng kuài cube / block / square / rectangle / diamond &diams / (in card games)
方言 fāng yán topolect / dialect
方程 fāng chéng mathematical equation
方舟 fāng zhōu ark
方形 fāng xíng square / square-shaped
方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
方寸 fāng cùn square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × / 1 cun, or 3⅓ / cm × / 3⅓ / cm) / heart / mind
方知 fāng zhī to realize only then
方阵 fāng zhèn square-shaped formation (military) / phalanx / (math.) matrix
方格 fāng gé checked pattern / square box character (in Chinese text) indicating illegible character
方子 fāng zi prescription (of medicine)
方家 fāng jiā learned person / expert in a certain field / abbr. for 大方之家[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1]
方庄 Fāng zhuāng Fangzhuang neighborhood of Beijing
方剂 fāng jì prescription / recipe (Chinese medicine)
方士 fāng shì alchemist / necromancer
方志 fāng zhì local chronicles / district records
方差 fāng chā variance (statistics)
方根 fāng gēn square root
方糖 fāng táng sugar cube
方腊 Fāng Là Fang La
方术 fāng shù arts of healing, divination, horoscope etc / supernatural arts (old)
方册 fāng cè ancient books and volumes / classical writings
方策 fāng cè strategy / policy / general plan / variant of 方冊|方册[fang1 ce4]
方城 fāng chéng square castle / mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square)
方顶 fāng dǐng square roof
方帽 fāng mào mortarboard / square academic cap
方命 fāng mìng against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders
方妮 Fāng nī Fanny (name)
方山 Fāng shān Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
方头 fāng tóu square headed
方腿 fāng tuǐ processed ham product
方物 fāng wù produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features)
方釳 fāng xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot
方毅 Fāng Yì Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik
方音 fāng yīn dialectal accent
方照 fāng zhào quadrature
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方向盘 fāng xiàng pán steering wheel
方便面 fāng biàn miàn instant noodles
方程式 fāng chéng shì equation
方法论 fāng fǎ lùn methodology / Discours de la méthode by René / Descartes 笛卡兒|笛卡儿[Di2 ka3 er2], 1637
方向性 fāng xiàng xìng directionality (molecular biology)
方向感 fāng xiàng gǎn sense of direction
方文山 Fāng Wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
方程组 fāng chéng zǔ (math.) simultaneous equations / system of equations
方解石 fāng jiě shí calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
方块字 fāng kuài zì Chinese characters
方括号 fāng kuò hào square brackets [ ]
方位角 fāng wèi jiǎo azimuth
方框图 fāng kuàng tú flowchart / block diagram
方便港  port of convenience
方便旗  flag of convenience
方案科 fāng àn kē Programme Section
方案司 fāng àn sī Programme Division
方便贴 fāng biàn tiē Post-it note / sticky note
方城县 Fāng chéng xiàn Fangcheng county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
方法学 fāng fǎ xué methodology
方格纸 fāng gé zhǐ squared paper / graph paper / grid paper (manuscript paper with squares for Chinese characters)
方框法 fāng kuàng fǎ boxing system / box system
方铅矿 fāng qiān kuàng galena
方山县 Fāng shān xiàn Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
方头巾 fāng tóu jīn headscarf
方位词 fāng wèi cí noun of locality (linguistics)
方尾鹟 fāng wěi wēng (bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
方正县 Fāng zhèng xiàn Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
方方面面 fāng fāng miàn miàn all sides / all aspects / multi-faceted
方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
方兴未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up
方桉地区  programme area / programming area
方桉宣传  programme communication
方桉传播  programme communication
方桉监测  programme monitoring
方桉规划  programme planning
方桉评估  programme appraisal
方桉纲要  Programme Outline
方桉干事  Programme Officer
方位投影  azimuthal projection
方桉说明  programme narrative
方桉结构  programme structure
方桉助理  programme assistant
方桉能力  programme throughput
方桉学习  programmed learning
方桉支助  programme support
方案报告 fāng àn bào gào programme reporting
方案方式 fāng àn fāng shì programme approach
方案管理 fāng àn guǎn lǐ Programme Management
方案国家 fāng àn guó jiā programme country
方案合作 fāng àn hé zuò programme cooperation
方案活动 fāng àn huó dòng programme activities
方案交付 fāng àn jiāo fù programme delivery
方案框架 fāng àn kuàng jià programme framework
方案目标 fāng àn mù biāo programme objectives
方案手册 fāng àn shǒu cè programming manual
方案文件 fāng àn wén jiàn programme document
方案小组 fāng àn xiǎo zǔ Programme Group
方案协理 fāng àn xié lǐ Programme Associate
方案预算 fāng àn yù suàn programme budget
方案支出 fāng àn zhī chū programme expenditures
方案周期 fāng àn zhōu qī programme cycle
方案专家 fāng àn zhuān jiā Programme Specialist
方案主管 fāng àn zhǔ guǎn programme manager
方案主任 fāng àn zhǔ rèn Programme Director
方案资源 fāng àn zī yuán programme resources
方差分析 fāng chā fēn xī analysis
方方正正 fāng fāng zhèng zhèng square-shaped
方法文件 fāng fǎ wén jiàn approach paper
方法小组 fāng fǎ xiǎo zǔ Methodologies Panel / Meth Panel
方块草皮 fāng kuài cǎo pí divot (golf)
方脸突额 fāng liǎn tū é to have a square face and a protruding forehead (idiom)
方枘圆凿 fāng ruì yuán záo to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom)
方头括号 fāng tóu kuò hào square brackets 【】 / or 〖〗
方头螺帽 fāng tóu luó mào square headed nut
方桉处处长  Programme Chief
方桉委员会  Programme Committee
方桉协调科  Programme Coordination Section
方济会国际  Franciscans International
方桉分析员  programme analyst
方桉协调股  Programme Coordination Unit
方便用户的  user-friendly
方桉会计师  Programme Accountant
方桉办事员  Programme Clerk
方桉拟订处  Programming Service
方桉支助股  Programme Support Unit
方桉业务科  Programme Operations Section
方差比检验  variance-ratio test / f-test
方案管理股 fāng àn guǎn lǐ gǔ Programme Management Unit
方案管理科 fāng àn guǎn lǐ kē Programme Management Section
方案管理司 fāng àn guǎn lǐ sī Programme Management Division
方案统计科 fāng àn tǒng jì kē Programme Statistics Section
方案业务局 fāng àn yè wù jú Bureau for Programme Operations
方案业务司 fāng àn yè wù sī Programme Operations Division
方案支助局 fāng àn zhī zhù jú Bureau for Programme Support
方案支助科 fāng àn zhī zhù kē Programme Support Section
方案支助司 fāng àn zhī zhù sī Division of Programme Support
方桉个桉干事  Programme Case Officer
方桉构成部分  programme element
方桉审查小组  Programme Review Group
方桉执行摘要  digest of programme execution
地方 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
地方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local
对方 duì fāng counterpart / other person involved / opposite side / other side / receiving party
东方 dōng fāng east
双方 shuāng fāng bilateral / both sides / both parties involved
官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority)
西方 Xī fāng the West / the Occident / Western countries
南方 nán fāng south / the southern part of the country / the South
警方 jǐng fāng police
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region
大方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed
大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea
前方 qián fāng ahead / the front
上方 shàng fāng place above
配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math)
各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc) / all sides / all directions
远方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location
下方 xià fāng underneath / below / the underside / world of mortals / to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方 Zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture)
四方 sì fāng four-way / four-sided / in all directions / everywhere
八方 bā fāng the eight points of the compass / all directions
平方 píng fāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
后方 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line
多方 duō fāng in many ways / from all sides
我方 wǒ fāng our side / we
军方 jūn fāng military
甲方 jiǎ fāng first party (law) / see also 乙方[yi3 fang1]
处方 chǔ fāng medical prescription / recipe / formula
女方 nu:3 fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party
何方 hé fāng where?
乙方 yǐ fāng second party (law) / see also 甲方[jia3 fang1]
买方 mǎi fāng buyer (in contracts)
秘方 mì fāng secret recipe
敌方 dí fāng enemy
卖方 mài fāng seller (in contracts)
男方 nán fāng the bridegroom's side / of the bridegroom's family
六方 liù fāng hexagonal
复方 fù fāng compound prescription (involving several medicines)
有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method
药方 yào fāng prescription
日方 Rì fāng the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)
比方 bǐ fang analogy / instance / for instance
己方 jǐ fāng our side / one's own (side etc)
良方 liáng fāng good medicine / effective prescription / fig. good plan / effective strategy
立方 lì fāng cube (math.) / abbr. for 立方體|立方体[li4 fang1 ti3] / abbr. for 立方米[li4 fang1 mi3]
古方 gǔ fāng ancient prescription
魔方 mó fāng Rubik's cube / magic cube
偏方 piān fāng folk remedy / home remedy
见方 jiàn fāng a (10 meter) square / a square of given side
单方 dān fāng unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]) / metaphorically. a good solution
右方 yòu fāng right-hand side
塌方 tā fāng to cave in / to collapse / landslide
次方 cì fāng (raised to the) nth power
检方 jiǎn fāng the prosecution / prosecutors
验方 yàn fāng a tried and tested medical prescription
五方 wǔ fāng five directions, namely: east 東|东, south 南, west 西, north 北 / and middle 中
天方 Tiān fāng (old) Arabia / Arabian
开方 kāi fāng to extract a square root
韩方 Hán fāng the Korean side
贵方 guì fāng (in business etc) your side / you
贷方 dài fāng credit side (of a balance sheet) / creditor / lender
借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
乘方 chéng fāng to square a number / to calculate the square
端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct
船方 chuán fāng ship (commerce)
丹方 dān fāng folk remedy
付方 fù fāng credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方[shou1 fang1]
负方 fù fāng the losing side
膏方 gāo fāng medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
供方 gōng fāng supply-side
均方 jūn fāng mean square
卡方 kǎ fāng chi-square (math.)
劳方 láo fāng labor (as opposed to capital or management) / the workers
两方 liǎng fāng both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute)
七方 qī fāng (Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 / and 重方 / or 复方
收方 shōu fāng receiving party / recipient / debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方[fu4 fang1]
坍方 tān fāng to collapse / landslide
遐方 xiá fāng distant places / distant lands
仙方 xiān fāng prescription of elixir / potion of immortality / potion prescribed by an immortal
轸方 zhěn fāng square / four-square
资方 zī fāng the owners of a private enterprise / management / capital (as opposed to labor)
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TOGA方案 TOGAfāng àn Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere programme / TOGA programme
93 + 2方案 93 + 2fāng àn Programme 93 + 2
平方米 píng fāng mǐ square meter
一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand
全方位 quán fāng wèi all around / omnidirectional / complete / holistic / comprehensive
多方面 duō fāng miàn many-sided / in many aspects
第三方 dì sān fāng third party
不方便 bù fāng biàn inconvenience / inconvenient
立方米 lì fāng mǐ cubic meter (unit of volume)
长方形 cháng fāng xíng rectangle
单方面 dān fāng miàn unilateral
西方人 Xī fāng rén Westerner / Occidental
地方性 dì fāng xìng local
比方说 bǐ fang shuō for example / for instance
东西方 dōng xī fāng east and west / east to west
正方形 zhèng fāng xíng square
非官方 fēi guān fāng unofficial
处方药  prescription drug
西北方 xī běi fāng northwest / northwestern
东北方 dōng běi fāng northeast / northeastern
多方位 duō fāng wèi many-sided / versatile / various aspects / all-round / multidirectional
地方志 dì fāng zhì chorography
立方体 lì fāng tǐ cube / cubic
长方体 cháng fāng tǐ cuboid
正方体 zhèng fāng tǐ a rectangular parallelepiped
缔约方 dì yuē fāng party in a contract, treaty etc
承租方 chéng zū fāng borrower / leaser / the hiring side of a contract
非处方 fēi chǔ fāng over-the-counter (adj.)
平方根 píng fāng gēn square root
总方针 zǒng fāng zhēn general policy / overall guidelines
水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing national aquatics center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games
千金方 Qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
对应方  counterpart
相信方  relying party
点样方  point quadrat
半官方 bàn guān fāng semi-official
北方邦 Běi fāng bāng Uttar Pradesh (state in India)
北方佬 běi fāng lǎo northerner / guy from the north / Yankee
被告方 bèi gào fāng defence
辩护方 biàn hù fāng defence
波方程 bō fāng chéng wave equation (math. physics)
成方儿 chéng fāng r set prescription (i.e. medicine specifically prescribed for a definite condition)
大方县 Dà fāng xiàn Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
单方向 dān fāng xiàng unidirectional / single-aspect
登记方 dēng jì fāng registering party
地方官 dì fāng guān local official
东方鸻 dōng fāng héng (bird species of China) oriental plover (Charadrius veredus)
东方红 Dōng fāng Hóng The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
东方狍 dōng fāng páo Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
东方市 Dōng fāng shì Dongfang City, Hainan
断言方 duàn yán fāng asserting party
对手方 duì shǒu fāng counterparty
踱方步 duó fāng bù to pace / to stroll
二次方 èr cì fāng square (i.e. x times x)
反方位 fǎn fāng wèi back bearing
汞方案 gǒng fāng àn mercury programme
合作方 hé zuò fāng (business) partner
检控方 jiǎn kòng fāng the prosecuting side (in a trial) / the prosecution
交战方 jiāo zhàn fāng belligerent
借入方 jiè rù fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
均方根 jūn fāng gēn root mean square
立方根 lì fāng gēn cubic root (math)
配方法 pèi fāng fǎ completing the square (method of solving quadratic equation, math)
三次方 sān cì fāng cube (third power, math.)
尚方剑 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
视察方 shì chá fāng inspecting party
四方步 sì fāng bù a slow march
四方脸 sì fāng liǎn square-jawed face
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