方

fāng

square, power or involution (math.), 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, abbreviation for square or cubic meter

在南方

zài nán fāng

In the South

好地方

hǎo dìfang

good place

南边的地方

nán bian de dì fang

South region.

风从北方吹来

Fēng cóng běifāng chuī lái

The wind is coming from the north

在不同的地方

zài bù tóng de dì fang

Suddenly at different places

他说正东方向

tā shuō zhèng dōng fāng xiàng

He said due east

罐头汤很方便。

guàn tou shāng hěn fāng biàn。

Canned soup is convenient.

请指一下方向。

qǐng zhǐ yī xià fāng xiàng。

Please point me in the right direction.

这是我住的地方

zhè shì wǒ zhù de dì fang

This is where I live

我去他住的地方

wǒ qù tā zhù de dì fāng

I'm going to go to his place.