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title: "Peifang Meaning: 配方 (pèifāng) Means “formula”"
description: "配方 (pèifāng) means “formula; recipe”. Hear its tones, see what 配 and 方 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peifang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 配方 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

配方 pèifāng

## formula; recipe

## It can also mean

- prescription
- (math.) completing the square

## Its characters

1. 配 pèi to match
2. 方 fāng square

## In a sentence

这是奶奶做蛋糕的秘密配方。 This is Grandma's secret cake recipe.

[More about 配方](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%8D%E6%96%B9)

## More words with 配 or 方

- [北方 běifāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beifang)
- [比方 bǐfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bifang)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [搭配 dāpèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dapei)
- [地方 dìfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/difang)
- [东方 dōngfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongfang)
- [对方 duìfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duifang)
- [方案 fāng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangan)
- [方便 fāngbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbian)
- [方便面 fāngbiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbianmian)

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