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Expressing a unit of area with 公顷 (gōngqǐng)
Numbers & Quantity
Structure
Number + 公顷
Explanation
公顷 (gōngqǐng) is a measure word meaning 'hectare,' a unit of land area equal to 10,000 square meters. It is used with numbers to quantify land areas, especially in news, agriculture, and geography. For example, 万公顷 means 'ten thousand hectares.'
Examples
这片森林的面积超过两万公顷。
zhè piàn sēnlín de miànjī chāoguò liǎng wàn gōngqǐng.
The area of this forest exceeds 20,000 hectares.
政府计划今年再开发五百公顷的农田。
zhèngfǔ jìhuà jīnnián zài kāifā wǔbǎi gōngqǐng de nóngtián.
The government plans to develop another 500 hectares of farmland this year.
火灾烧毁了大约三千公顷的草地。
Huǒzāi shāohuǐ le dàyuē sānqiān gōngqǐng de cǎodì.
The fire burned approximately three thousand hectares of grassland.