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方圆

fāng yuán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 方圓

方圆 (fāng yuán) means "perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 方圆 means

1. perimeter
2. range
3. (within) a radius of ...

The characters in 方圆

• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 圆yuáncircle; round; circular

Words containing 方圆

• 不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，不成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuánwithout 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 yuánwithout rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

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