A hectare is a unit for measuring how much land you have, not how long something is. One hectare is 10,000 square metres — a square 100 metres on each side.

A hectare is a unithectare是一種單位 for measuring how much land you have用來量你有多少土地 not how long something is不是用來量長度的 One hectare is 10,000 square metres一公頃是一萬平方公尺 a square 100 metres on each side也就是一個邊長100公尺的正方形

Farmers, forest reports, and city plans use it; you write it as ha after the number: 3 ha. It is the normal metric word for fields and big plots.

Farmers, forest reports, and city plans use it農民、森林報告、都市計畫都會用到它 you write it as ha after the number寫法是在數字後面加ha 3 ha像3 ha It is the normal metric word for fields and big plots這是講田地和大塊土地時常用的公制單位

You would not measure a bedroom in hectares; that stays in square metres. In Taiwan you will see it on farmland, building land, and park sizes.

You would not measure a bedroom in hectares你不會用公頃來量一間臥室 that stays in square metres那還是用平方公尺 In Taiwan you will see it on farmland, building land, and park sizes在台灣，農地、建地、公園面積上都會看到它

People who still think in acres may say a hectare is about two and a half acres — though actually most students here never need acres, so it is safer to remember 10,000 m² and leave acres alone. The word is technical and calm, not slang.

People who still think in acres還在用acre（英畝）思考的人 may say a hectare is about two and a half acres可能會說一公頃大概是兩英畝半 though actually most students here never need acres不過其實這裡的學生大多用不到acre so it is safer to remember 10,000 m² and leave acres alone所以記住一萬平方公尺、不管acre比較保險 The word is technical and calm這個字很專業、也很平實 not slang不是俚語