四
Character Breakdown
Definitions
- four
- 4
Example Sentences
四个人。
Sì gè rén
Four people
Words Containing 四
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不三不四 | bù sān bù sì | dubious | HSK 6 |
| 丢三落四 | diū sān là sì | forgetful | HSK 6 |
| 五四 | wǔ sì | fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles | |
| 一年四季 | yī nián sì jì | all year round | |
| 七政四余 | qī zhèng sì yú | seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui) | |
| 三催四请 | sān cuī sì qǐng | to coax and plead | |
| 三从四德 | sān cóng sì dé | Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 | |
| 三朋四友 | sān péng sì yǒu | friends | |
| 二十四史 | Èr shí sì Shǐ | the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century | |
| 二十四孝 | Èr shí sì Xiào | the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty |
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Related Words
一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
→丁糖(dīng táng)— tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
→七政四余(qī zhèng sì yú)— seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)
→三五成群(sān wǔ chéng qún)— in groups of three or four (idiom)
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