Usage of the character 方

unilateral
one-sided
home remedy
folk prescription(same as 丹方)
single-drug prescription (same as 奇方 (jīfāng), one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方 (qīfāng))
metaphorically. a good solution

kǎfāng

卡方

[卡方]

chi-square (math.)

hexagonal

fāngdǐng

方顶

[方頂]

square roof

xiáfāng

遐方

[遐方]

distant places
distant lands

shǔfāng

署方

[署方]

(government) department

biànfāng

辩方

[辯方]

(law) the defense

jiǎfāng

甲方

[甲方]

first party (law)
see also 乙方 (yǐfāng)

fāngzhèng

方正

[方正]

clear and square
neat
square (person)

héfāng

何方

[何方]

where?

bǐfang

比方

[比方]

analogy
instance
for instance

dìfāng

地方

[地方]

region
regional (away from the central administration)
local

fāngmìng

方命

[方命]

against orders
to disobey
to refuse to accept orders

nánfāng

男方

[男方]

(of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side

mìfāng

秘方

[祕方]

secret recipe

fāngzhì

方志

[方志]

local chronicles
district records

fāngwèi

方位

[方位]

direction
points of the compass
bearing
position
azimuth

jūnfāng

军方

[軍方]

military

Fāngshān

方山

[方山]

Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

fāng'àn

方案

[方案]

plan
program (for action etc)
proposal
proposed bill
CL:個／个 (gè),套 (tào)

hòufāng

后方

[後方]

the rear
far behind the front line

gāofāng

膏方

[膏方]

medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)

pèifāng

配方

[配方]

prescription
cooking recipe
formulation
completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.)

Fāngnī

方妮

[方妮]

Fanny (name)

Fāngzhuāng

方庄

[方莊]

Fangzhuang neighborhood of Beijing

yànfāng

验方

[驗方]

a tried and tested medical prescription

Fāng Là

方腊

[方臘]

Fang La

shōufāng

收方

[收方]

receiving party
recipient
debit side (of balance sheet), as opposed to credit side 付方 (fùfāng)

fāngzhī

方知

[方知]

to realize only then

fāngjì

方剂

[方劑]

prescription
recipe (Chinese medicine)

fāngwù

方物

[方物]

produced locally
local product (with distinctive native features)

Dōngfāng

东方

[東方]

the East
the Orient
two-character surname Dongfang

màifāng

卖方

[賣方]

seller (in contracts)

wǒfāng

我方

[我方]

our side; we

dàifāng

贷方

[貸方]

credit side (of a balance sheet)
creditor
lender

jiànfāng

见方

[見方]

(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")

yòufāng

右方

[右方]

right-hand side

fāngyán

方言

[方言]

topolect
dialect

piānfāng

偏方

[偏方]

folk remedy
home remedy

fāngtóu

方头

[方頭]

square headed

Rìfāng

日方

[日方]

the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)

guānfāng

官方

[官方]

government
official (approved or issued by an authority)

lìfāng

立方

[立方]

cube (math.)
abbr. for 立方體／立方体 (lìfāngtǐ)
abbr. for 立方米 (lìfāngmǐ)

Hánfāng

韩方

[韓方]

the Korean side

qīfāng

七方

[七方]

(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方 (dàfāng), 小方 (xiǎofāng), 緩方／缓方 (huǎnfāng), 急方 (jífāng), 奇方 (jīfāng), 偶方 (ǒufāng) and 重方 (chóngfāng) or 複方／复方 (fùfāng)

fāngshì

方式

[方式]

way; manner; style; mode; pattern
CL:個／个 (gè)

gǔfāng

古方

[古方]

ancient prescription

fāngmào

方帽

[方帽]

mortarboard; square academic cap

fāngcè

方策

[方策]

strategy
policy
general plan
variant of 方冊／方册 (fāngcè)

nánfāng

南方

[南方]

south
southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River)

fāngzhēn

方针

[方針]

policy
guidelines
CL:個／个 (gè)

yǒufāng

有方

[有方]

to do things right
to use the correct method

qiánfāng

前方

[前方]

ahead
the front

duānfāng

端方

[端方]

upright
honest
proper
correct

dìfang

地方

[地方]

area
place
space
room
territory
CL:處／处 (chù),個／个 (gè),塊／块 (kuài)

Zhōngfāng

中方

[中方]

the Chinese side (in an international venture)

fāngchā

方差

[方差]

variance (statistics)

tānfāng

坍方

[坍方]

to collapse
landslide

fāngshì

方士

[方士]

alchemist
necromancer

píngfāng

平方

[平方]

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

dàfang

大方

[大方]

generous
magnanimous
stylish
in good taste
easy-mannered
natural and relaxed

tāfāng

塌方

[塌方]

to cave in; to collapse; to have a landslide

dífāng

敌方

[敵方]

enemy

yàofāng

药方

[藥方]

prescription

fùfāng

负方

[負方]

the losing side

fāngxiàng

方向

[方向]

direction; orientation
CL:個／个 (gè)

fāngbiàn

方便

[方便]

convenient; suitable
to facilitate; to make things easy
having money to spare
(euphemism) to relieve oneself

fāngzi

方子

[方子]

prescription (of medicine)

Fāngzhang

方丈

[方丈]

one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals

mǎifāng

买方

[買方]

buyer (in contracts)

dōngfāng

东方

[東方]

east

fùfāng

付方

[付方]

credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方 (shōufāng)

liǎngfāng

两方

[兩方]

both sides (in contract)
the two opposing sides (in a dispute)

fāngtáng

方糖

[方糖]

sugar cube

shuāngfāng

双方

[雙方]

bilateral
both sides
both parties involved

fāngyuán

方圆

[方圓]

perimeter
range
(within) a radius of ...

fāngmiàn

方面

[方面]

respect
aspect
field
side
CL:個／个 (gè)

liángfāng

良方

[良方]

good medicine
effective prescription
fig. good plan
effective strategy

xiàfāng

下方

[下方]

underneath
below
the underside
world of mortals
to descend to the world of mortals (of gods)

chífāng

持方

[持方]

side (in a formal debate)

fāngtuǐ

方腿

[方腿]

processed ham product

fāngcùn

方寸

[方寸]

square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
heart
mind

chuánfāng

船方

[船方]

ship (commerce)

fāngzhang

方丈

[方丈]

square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square)
monastic room 10 feet square
Buddhist or Daoist abbot
abbot's chamber

jūnfāng

均方

[均方]

mean square

sìfāng

四方

[四方]

four-way
four-sided
in all directions
everywhere

bāfāng

八方

[八方]

the eight points of the compass
all directions

fùfāng

复方

[複方]

compound prescription (involving several medicines)

fāngshù

方术

[方術]

arts of healing, divination, horoscope etc
supernatural arts (old)

jiǎnfāng

检方

[檢方]

the prosecution
prosecutors

mófāng

魔方

[魔方]

Rubik's cube
magic cube

fāngcè

方册

[方冊]

ancient books and volumes
classical writings

jièfāng

借方

[借方]

borrower
debit side (of a balance sheet)

láofāng

劳方

[勞方]

labor (as opposed to capital or management)
the workers

fǎnfāng

反方

[反方]

the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)

duōfāng

多方

[多方]

in many ways
from all sides

dàfāng

大方

[大方]

expert
scholar
mother earth
a type of green tea

wǔfāng

五方

[五方]

the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center
all parts
China and the lands beyond its frontiers

Fāngchéng

方城

[方城]

Fangcheng county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

zhèngfāng

正方

[正方]

the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)

tǔfāng

土方

[土方]

cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement)
excavated soil
earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程 (tǔfānggōngchéng))
(TCM) folk remedy

Tiānfāng

天方

[天方]

(old) Arabia
Arabian

yuǎnfāng

远方

[遠方]

far away
a distant location

jǐfāng

己方

[己方]

our side
one's own (side etc)

kāifāng

开方

[開方]

(medicine) to write out a prescription
(math.) to extract a root from a given quantity

xiānfāng

仙方

[仙方]

prescription of elixir
potion of immortality
potion prescribed by an immortal

fāngzhèn

方阵

[方陣]

square-shaped formation (military)
phalanx
(math.) matrix

fānggé

方格

[方格]

checked pattern
square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character

fāngjiā

方家

[方家]

learned person
expert in a certain field
abbr. for 大方之家 (dàfāngzhījiā)

chéngfāng

乘方

[乘方]

(math.) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
exponentiation; power

cìfāng

次方

[次方]

(raised to the) nth power

chǔfāng

处方

[處方]

medical prescription
to write out a prescription
(fig.) recommendation
advice

fāngchéng

方城

[方城]

square castle
mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square)

Xīfāng

西方

[西方]

the West
the Occident
Western countries

guìfāng

贵方

[貴方]

(in business etc) your side
you

fānggēn

方根

[方根]

(math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根 (sìcìfānggēn))

xiàofāng

校方

[校方]

the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc)
the school authorities

zhěnfāng

轸方

[軫方]

square
four-square

fāngxíng

方形

[方形]

square
square-shaped

fāngcái

方才

[方才]

just now
then

duìfāng

对方

[對方]

the other person; the other side; the other party

fāngkuài

方块

[方塊]

cube
block
square
rectangle
diamond ♦ (in card games)

dānfāng

丹方

[丹方]

folk remedy

běifāng

北方

[北方]

north
the northern part a country
China north of the Yellow River

Fāngzhèng

方正

[方正]

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

Fāng Yì

方毅

[方毅]

Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik

fāngchéng

方程

[方程]

mathematical equation

fāngcāng

方舱

[方艙]

portable building; demountable building; transportable building; (UK) portacabin

gèfāng

各方

[各方]

all parties (in a dispute etc)
all sides
all directions

nüfāng

女方

[女方]

the bride's side (of a wedding)
of the bride's party

Fāngyán

方言

[方言]

the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄／扬雄 ( Yáng Xióng) in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters

fāngyīn

方音

[方音]

dialectal accent

shàngfāng

上方

[上方]

place above (it)
upper part (of it)

yīfāng

一方

[一方]

a party (in a contract or legal case)
one side
area
region

fāngxì

方𨰿

[方釳]

(arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot

kǒngfāngxiōng

孔方兄

[孔方兄]

(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)

Shuǐlìfāng

水立方

[水立方]

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

dìfāngguān

地方官

[地方官]

local official

dìfāngxì

地方戏

[地方戲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

xīfāngpáo

西方狍

[西方狍]

roe deer
capreolus capreolus

chángfāngxíng

长方形

[長方形]

rectangle

fāngchéngshì

方程式

[方程式]

equation

xiéfāngchā

协方差

[協方差]

(statistics) covariance

Dōngfāngshì

东方市

[東方市]

Dongfang City, Hainan

pèifāngnǎi

配方奶

[配方奶]

formula (milk)

tóubǎofāng

投保方

[投保方]

policyholder (insurance)

lìfāngtǐ

立方体

[立方體]

cube
cubic

lìfāngmǐ

立方米

[立方米]

cubic meter (unit of volume)

chéngzūfāng

承租方

[承租方]

borrower
leaser
the hiring side of a contract

píngfānggēn

平方根

[平方根]

square root

zhèngfāngxiàng

正方向

[正方向]

forward direction
(analytic geometry) positive direction

lǎodìfāng

老地方

[老地方]

same place as before
usual place
stomping ground

fēiguānfāng

非官方

[非官方]

unofficial

jièrùfāng

借入方

[借入方]

borrower
debit side (of a balance sheet)

Dàfāngxiàn

大方县

[大方縣]

Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

pèifāngfǎ

配方法

[配方法]

completing the square (method of solving quadratic equation, math.)

Fāng Wénshān

方文山

[方文山]

Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist

xiānfāngr

仙方儿

[仙方兒]

erhua variant of 仙方 (xiānfāng)

fāngkuàiwǔ

方块舞

[方塊舞]

square dance (traditional American dance)

Běifāngbāng

北方邦

[北方邦]

Uttar Pradesh (state in India)

sìfāngbù

四方步

[四方步]

a slow march

hézuòfāng

合作方

[合作方]

(business) partner

xiéfāngxíng

斜方型

[斜方型]

trapezium (geometry)

fāngjiěshí

方解石

[方解石]

calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)

chéngfāngr

成方儿

[成方兒]

set prescription (i.e. medicine specifically prescribed for a definite condition)

sāncìfāng

三次方

[三次方]

cube (third power, math.)

duōfāngmiàn

多方面

[多方面]

many-sided
in many aspects

fāngwèijiǎo

方位角

[方位角]

azimuth

fāngxiàngpán

方向盘

[方向盤]

steering wheel

fāngkuàngtú

方框图

[方框圖]

flowchart
block diagram

zhàndìfang

占地方

[占地方]

to take up space

dōngxīfāng

东西方

[東西方]

east and west
east to west

fāngkuàizì

方块字

[方塊字]

Chinese characters

fānggézhǐ

方格纸

[方格紙]

squared paper
graph paper
grid paper (manuscript paper with squares for Chinese characters)

duófāngbù

踱方步

[踱方步]

to pace; to stroll

duōfāngwèi

多方位

[多方位]

many-sided
versatile
various aspects
all-round
multidirectional

Fāngzhèngxiàn

方正县

[方正縣]

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

quánfāngwèi

全方位

[全方位]

all around
omnidirectional
complete
holistic
comprehensive

yīfāngmiàn

一方面

[一方面]

on the one hand

Sìfāngqū

四方区

[四方區]

Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

èrcìfāng

二次方

[二次方]

square (i.e. x times x)

fāngtóujīn

方头巾

[方頭巾]

headscarf

zàixiàfāng

在下方

[在下方]

beneath

zhífāngtú

直方图

[直方圖]

histogram

lìfānggēn

立方根

[立方根]

cube root (math.)

dōngběifāng

东北方

[東北方]

northeast
northeastern

dōngfānghéng

东方鸻

[東方鴴]

(bird species of China) oriental plover (Charadrius veredus)

Zhōngfāngxiàn

中方县

[中方縣]

Zhongfang county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

Fāngshānxiàn

方山县

[方山縣]

Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

fāngxiàngxìng

方向性

[方向性]

directionality (molecular biology)

dìyuēfāng

缔约方

[締約方]

party in a contract, treaty etc

fāngbiàntiē

方便贴

[方便貼]

Post-it note
sticky note

píngfāngmǐ

平方米

[平方米]

square meter

Dōngfāng Hóng

东方红

[東方紅]

The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song

sìfāngmào

四方帽

[四方帽]

see 方帽 (fāngmào)

Sìfāngtái

四方台

[四方臺]

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

fāngkǒngqián

方孔钱

[方孔錢]

round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China

fāngkuòhào

方括号

[方括號]

square brackets ()

běifānglǎo

北方佬

[北方佬]

northerner
guy from the north
Yankee

dānfāngxiàng

单方向

[單方向]

unidirectional
single-aspect

fāngqiānkuàng

方铅矿

[方鉛礦]

galena

fāngwèicí

方位词

[方位詞]

noun of locality (linguistics)

yàofāngr

药方儿

[藥方兒]

erhua variant of 藥方／药方 (yàofāng)

sìfāngliǎn

四方脸

[四方臉]

square-jawed face

Fāngchéngxiàn

方城县

[方城縣]

Fangcheng county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

jiǎnkòngfāng

检控方

[檢控方]

the prosecuting side (in a trial)
the prosecution

bùfāngbiàn

不方便

[不方便]

inconvenience
inconvenient

tǔfāngzi

土方子

[土方子]

(TCM) folk remedy

dōngfāngpáo

东方狍

[東方狍]

Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)

chǔfāngyào

处方药

[處方藥]

prescription drug

bànguānfāng

半官方

[半官方]

semiofficial

xiéfāngjī

斜方肌

[斜方肌]

trapezius muscle (of the upper back and neck)

tǔshífāng

土石方

[土石方]

excavated soil and rock
construction spoil

fāngchéngzǔ

方程组

[方程組]

(math.) simultaneous equations
system of equations

chángfāngtǐ

长方体

[長方體]

cuboid

zǒngfāngzhēn

总方针

[總方針]

general policy
overall guidelines

bōfāngchéng

波方程

[波方程]

wave equation (math. physics)

dānfāngmiàn

单方面

[單方面]

unilateral

zhèngfāngxíng

正方形

[正方形]

square

dìsānfāng

第三方

[第三方]

third party

shàngfāngjiàn

尚方剑

[尚方劍]

imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

fāngbiànmiàn

方便面

[方便麵]

instant noodles

fāngwěiwēng

方尾鹟

[方尾鶲]

(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

dìfāngxìng

地方性

[地方性]

local

fāngfǎxué

方法学

[方法學]

methodology

fāngxiànggǎn

方向感

[方向感]

sense of direction

zhèngfāngtǐ

正方体

[正方體]

a rectangular parallelepiped

xīběifāng

西北方

[西北方]

northwest
northwestern

bǐfangshuō

比方说

[比方說]

for example; for instance

Qiānjīnfāng

千金方

[千金方]

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈／孙思邈 ( Sūn Sīmiǎo)

fāngfǎlùn

方法论

[方法論]

methodology
Discours de la méthode by René Descartes 笛卡兒／笛卡儿 ( Díkǎ'ér), 1637

Xīfāngrén

西方人

[西方人]

Westerner
Occidental

cìfāngyán

次方言

[次方言]

subdialect

dānfāngzhìjì

单方制剂

[單方製劑]

prescribed preparation

fāngruìyuánzáo

方枘圆凿

[方枘圓鑿]

to put a square peg in a round hole
incompatible (idiom)

dānfāngxuāngào

单方宣告

[單方宣告]

unilateral declaration

shàngfāngbǎojiàn

尚方宝剑

[尚方寶劍]

variant of 尚方劍／尚方剑 (shàngfāngjiàn)
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

èrcìfāngchéng

二次方程

[二次方程]

quadratic equation

Tiānfāng Yètán

天方夜谭

[天方夜譚]

The Arabian Nights (classic story)

qīyǐqífāng

欺以其方

[欺以其方]

deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)

kuàijiéfāngshì

快捷方式

[快捷方式]

(computer) shortcut

yǒuguāngèfāng

有关各方

[有關各方]

all parties involved

shuāngfāngtóngyì

双方同意

[雙方同意]

bilateral agreement

bùdìngfāngchéng

不定方程

[不定方程]

(math.) indeterminate equation

xīfāngsōngjī

西方松鸡

[西方松雞]

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

shìjuéfāngyán

视觉方言

[視覺方言]

(linguistics) eye dialect

qiānfāngbǎijì

千方百计

[千方百計]

lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

dōngfāngbáiguàn

东方白鹳

[東方白鸛]

(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)

fāngkuàicǎopí

方块草皮

[方塊草皮]

divot (golf)

yùnxíngfāngshì

运行方式

[運行方式]

operating method
running mode

yíxiàodàfāng

贻笑大方

[貽笑大方]

to make a fool of oneself
to make oneself a laughing stock

wēifēnfāngchéng

微分方程

[微分方程]

differential equation (math.)

fāngcùnyǐluàn

方寸已乱

[方寸已亂]

(idiom) confused
troubled
bewildered

Sìfāngtáiqū

四方台区

[四方臺區]

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

luòluòdàfāng

落落大方

[落落大方]

(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained

fāngfāngmiànmiàn

方方面面

[方方面面]

all sides; all aspects
multifaceted

yīcìfāngchéng

一次方程

[一次方程]

linear equation

shénmedìfang

什么地方

[什麼地方]

somewhere
someplace
where

zhìzàisìfāng

志在四方

[志在四方]

to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)

bǎijìqiānfāng

百计千方

[百計千方]

to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)

lěiluòdàfāng

磊落大方

[磊落大方]

to be generous in the extreme (idiom)

fāngcùndàluàn

方寸大乱

[方寸大亂]

(idiom) to become agitated
to get worked up

hétonggèfāng

合同各方

[合同各方]

parties to a contract (law)

jiělǐfāngxiàng

解理方向

[解理方向]

direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

Běifāng Gōngyè

北方工业

[北方工業]

Norinco, PRC state-run conglomerate

fēichǔfāngyào

非处方药

[非處方藥]

over-the-counter drug

fāngtóukuòhào

方头括号

[方頭括號]

lenticular brackets (【】 or 〖〗)

Dōngfāngwénmíng

东方文明

[東方文明]

Eastern civilization

jīfēnfāngchéng

积分方程

[積分方程]

integral equation (math.)

qiánfānggāonéng

前方高能

[前方高能]

(slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)

lìngyīfāngmiàn

另一方面

[另一方面]

on the other hand
another aspect

dìfāngzhǔyì

地方主义

[地方主義]

regionalism
favoring one's local region

yīzuìfāngxiū

一醉方休

[一醉方休]

to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
to get plastered

xīfāngbīnyù

西方滨鹬

[西方濱鷸]

(bird species of China) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

fāngtóuluómào

方头螺帽

[方頭螺帽]

square headed nut

dàzhèngfāngzhēn

大政方针

[大政方針]

major policy of the national government

guǎnjiàowúfāng

管教无方

[管教無方]

unable to discipline a child
incapable of dealing with (unruly child)

xuèqìfānggāng

血气方刚

[血氣方剛]

full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous

píngfāngqiānmǐ

平方千米

[平方千米]

square kilometer

tiāngèyīfāng

天各一方

[天各一方]

(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other

Nánfāng Zhōumò

南方周末

[南方周末]

Southern Weekend (newspaper)

fǎngwènfāngshì

访问方式

[訪問方式]

access method

dàdàfāngfāng

大大方方

[大大方方]

confident
calm
natural
poised

lìfānglímǐ

立方厘米

[立方釐米]

cubic centimeter

dúbàyīfāng

独霸一方

[獨霸一方]

to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
to hold as one's personal fiefdom

sìmiànbāfāng

四面八方

[四面八方]

in all directions
all around
far and near

yùnsuànfāngfǎ

运算方法

[運算方法]

rules of arithmetic

xiànxìngfāngchéng

线性方程

[線性方程]

linear equation (math.)

Bùlóngfāngdān

布隆方丹

[布隆方丹]

Bloemfontein

zhízhèngfāngshì

执政方式

[執政方式]

governing method

píngfāngyīngchǐ

平方英尺

[平方英尺]

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

shàngfāngbǎojiàn

上方宝剑

[上方寶劍]

imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill

fùkuǎnfāngshì

付款方式

[付款方式]

terms of payment
payment method

jiésuànfāngshì

结算方式

[結算方式]

settlement terms (accountancy, law)

dìfāngfǎyuàn

地方法院

[地方法院]

county court
district court

xīfāngyāngjī

西方秧鸡

[西方秧雞]

(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

yíxiàofāngjiā

贻笑方家

[貽笑方家]

a novice making a fool of himself
to make oneself ridiculous before experts

wàiyuánnèifāng

外圆内方

[外圓內方]

lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
fig. velvet glove

Jìnjīdìfāng

近畿地方

[近畿地方]

Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府 ( Jīngdūfǔ), Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府 ( Dàbǎnfǔ), Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣／滋贺县 ( Zīhèxiàn), Nara prefecture 奈良縣／奈良县 ( Nàiliángxiàn), Mi'e prefecture 三重縣／三重县 ( Sānchóngxiàn), Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣／和歌山县 ( Hégēshānxiàn), Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣／兵库县 ( Bīngkùxiàn)

liùfānghuìtán

六方会谈

[六方會談]

six-sided talks (on North Korea)

bāzìfāngzhēn

八字方针

[八字方針]

a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan
(esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春 ( Lǐ Fuchùn) in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高／调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"

Nánfāng Gǔyuán

南方古猿

[南方古猿]

Australopithecus

shuāngbǎifāngzhēn

双百方针

[雙百方針]

refers to 百花運動／百花运动 ( Bǎihuā Yùndòng) with its slogan 百花齊放，百家爭鳴／百花齐放，百家争鸣

huīchìfāngqiú

挥斥方遒

[揮斥方遒]

full of vim

yúfāngshuǐfāng

盂方水方

[盂方水方]

If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)

Lādīngfāngkuài

拉丁方块

[拉丁方塊]

Latin square (math. puzzle)

Chén Fāng Anshēng

陈方安生

[陳方安生]

Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

fāngxīngwèiyǐ

方兴未已

[方興未已]

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

liánxìfāngshì

联系方式

[聯繫方式]

contact details

dānfāngkǒnghè

单方恐吓

[單方恐嚇]

unilateral threat

tǔfānggōngchéng

土方工程

[土方工程]

earthwork

yuǎnfāngláihóng

远方来鸿

[遠方來鴻]

letter from afar (literary)

Dōngfāng Rìbào

东方日报

[東方日報]

Oriental Daily News

èrbǎifāngzhēn

二百方针

[二百方針]

see 雙百方針／双百方针 (shuāngbǎifāngzhēn)

tiānfāngyètán

天方夜谭

[天方夜譚]

fantasy story

píngfānggōnglǐ

平方公里

[平方公里]

square kilometer

dōngfāngbānjí

东方斑䳭

[東方斑䳭]

(bird species of China) variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata)

chāfēnfāngchéng

差分方程

[差分方程]

difference equation (math.)

shēnghuófāngshì

生活方式

[生活方式]

way of life
lifestyle

zhùjìfāngfǎ

助记方法

[助記方法]

mnemonic method

dānfāngjuédìng

单方决定

[單方決定]

to decide without reference to other parties involved
unilateral decision

chuánbōsìfāng

传播四方

[傳播四方]

to disseminate in every direction (idiom)

lìfānggōngchǐ

立方公尺

[立方公尺]

cubic meter (m³)

yùndòngfāngchéng

运动方程

[運動方程]

equations of motion

fāngxīngwèi'ài

方兴未艾

[方興未艾]

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

dìfāngzìzhì

地方自治

[地方自治]

local autonomy
home rule

sāncìfāngchéng

三次方程

[三次方程]

cubic equation (math.)

jìshùfāng'àn

技术方案

[技術方案]

technology program
technical solution

mǎifāngshìchǎng

买方市场

[買方市場]

buyer's market

dàishùfāngchéng

代数方程

[代數方程]

algebraic equation

kāisāncìfāng

开三次方

[開三次方]

(math.) to extract a cube root

Dōngfāng Qīnglóng

东方青龙

[東方青龍]

see 青龍／青龙 ( Qīnglóng)

yuánzáofāngruì

圆凿方枘

[圓鑿方枘]

see 方枘圓鑿／方枘圆凿 (fāngruìyuánzáo)

Qiānjīn Yàofāng

千金要方

[千金要方]

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈／孙思邈 ( Sūn Sīmiǎo)

xiàfēngfāngxiàng

下风方向

[下風方向]

leeward

dìfāngxìqǔ

地方戏曲

[地方戲曲]

local Chinese opera, such as Shaoxing opera 越劇／越剧 ( Yuèjù), Sichuan opera 川劇／川剧 ( Chuānjù), Henan opera 豫劇／豫剧 ( Yùjù) etc

móshùfāngkuài

魔术方块

[魔術方塊]

Rubik's cube
magic cube

jièfāngchā'é

借方差额

[借方差額]

debit balance (accountancy)

guānfāngyǔyán

官方语言

[官方語言]

official language

dàfāngzhījiā

大方之家

[大方之家]

learned person
expert in a certain field
abbr. to 方家 (fāngjiā)

xiǎngfāngshèfǎ

想方设法

[想方設法]

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
to try this, that and the other

láirìfāngcháng

来日方长

[來日方長]

the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
We'll cross that bridge when we get there

fāngfāngzhèngzhèng

方方正正

[方方正正]

square-shaped

fàndìngfāngchéng

泛定方程

[泛定方程]

universal differential equation

Dōngfāng Hángkōng

东方航空

[東方航空]

China Eastern Airlines

fāngzīwèi'ài

方滋未艾

[方滋未艾]

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
still growing strong
on the up

xíngdòngfāng'àn

行动方案

[行動方案]

program of action

Lǔbìkèfāngkuài

鲁毕克方块

[魯畢克方塊]

Rubik's cube
magic cube

Dōngfāngsān Bóshì

东方三博士

[東方三博士]

the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story

huàxuéfāngchéngshì

化学方程式

[化學方程式]

chemical equation

chángwēifēnfāngchéng

常微分方程

[常微分方程]

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

yīcìfāngchéngshì

一次方程式

[一次方程式]

linear equation (math.)

Dōngfāng Achùfó

东方阿閦佛

[東方阿閦佛]

Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

duōxiàngshìfāngchéng

多项式方程

[多項式方程]

(math.) polynomial equation

liánlìfāngchéngshì

联立方程式

[聯立方程式]

simultaneous equations (math.)

lìhàiguānxifāng

利害关系方

[利害關係方]

interested party

Xuēdìng'èfāngchéng

薛定谔方程

[薛定諤方程]

Schrödinger's wave equation

píngfāngfǎnbǐlü

平方反比律

[平方反比律]

inverse square law (physics)

piānwēifēnfāngchéng

偏微分方程

[偏微分方程]

partial differential equation (PDE)

Yījí Fāngchéngshì

一级方程式

[一級方程式]

Formula One

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ

东方明珠塔

[東方明珠塔]

Oriental Pearl Tower

píngfāngpíngjūnshù

平方平均数

[平方平均數]

root mean square (RMS)
quadratic root

zuìxiǎopíngfāngfǎ

最小平方法

[最小平方法]

method of least squares (math.) (Tw)

Nánfāng'ào Yúgǎng

南方澳渔港

[南方澳漁港]

Nanfang-ao Port in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

Eluósī Fāngkuài

俄罗斯方块

[俄羅斯方塊]

Tetris (video game)

dōngfāngdàwěiyīng

东方大苇莺

[東方大葦鶯]

(bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)

Diāofāndōufāngchéng

刁藩都方程

[刁藩都方程]

Diophantine equation

běifāngzhōngdùjuān

北方中杜鹃

[北方中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

dōngxīfāngwénhuà

东西方文化

[東西方文化]

Eastern and Western culture

Zhōngguó Dōngfāng Hángkōng

中国东方航空

[中國東方航空]

China Eastern Airlines

xīfāngjílèshìjiè

西方极乐世界

[西方極樂世界]

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

Běifāng Mínzú Dàxué

北方民族大学

[北方民族大學]

Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)

bǎfāngbiàndàngsuíbiàn

把方便当随便

[把方便當隨便]

to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness

dānfāngguòshīpèngzhuàng

单方过失碰撞

[單方過失碰撞]

collision in which only one party is at fault

Méngtè Kǎluófāngfǎ

蒙特卡罗方法

[蒙特卡羅方法]

Monte Carlo method (math.)

píngfāngfǎnbǐdìnglü

平方反比定律

[平方反比定律]

inverse-square law (physics)

duìfāngfùkuǎndiànhuà

对方付款电话

[對方付款電話]

collect call

Liú Juānzǐguǐyífāng

刘涓子鬼遗方

[劉涓子鬼遺方]

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼／黄父鬼

dōngfāngjīzǎliǔyīng

东方叽咋柳莺

[東方嘰咋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)

liùfāngzuìmìduījī

六方最密堆积

[六方最密堆積]

hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)

duōxiàngshìfāngchéngzǔ

多项式方程组

[多項式方程組]

(math.) system of polynomial equations

duìfāngfùfèidiànhuà

对方付费电话

[對方付費電話]

collect call

dìfāngxìngbānzhěnshānghán

地方性斑疹伤寒

[地方性斑疹傷寒]

murine typhus fever

Dōngfāng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn

东方黎族自治县

[東方黎族自治縣]

Dongfang Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

dōngfāngbùliàngxīfāngliàng

东方不亮西方亮

[東方不亮西方亮]

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)
if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

西方马脑炎病毒

[西方馬腦炎病毒]

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

dàfāngguǎng Fóhuáyánjīng

大方广佛华严经

[大方廣佛華嚴經]

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ

东方明珠电视塔

[東方明珠電視塔]

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

东方马脑炎病毒

[東方馬腦炎病毒]

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

yǎnguānliùlù'ěrtīngbāfāng

眼观六路耳听八方

[眼觀六路耳聽八方]

lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
to be observant and alert (idiom)

Zhōngguó Běifāng Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国北方工业公司

[中國北方工業公司]

China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)

miànxīnlìfāngzuìmìduījī

面心立方最密堆积

[面心立方最密堆積]

face-centered cubic (FCC) (math.)

yǎnguānsìmiàn,ěrtīngbāfāng

眼观四面，耳听八方

[眼觀四面，耳聽八方]

lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
fig. to be observant and alert

Dì'èrcì Hànzì Jiǎnhuà Fāng'àn

第二次汉字简化方案

[第二次漢字簡化方案]

Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
abbr. to 二簡／二简 (èrjiǎn)

yǎnguānsìchù,ěrtīngbāfāng

眼观四处，耳听八方

[眼觀四處，耳聽八方]