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四
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Definitions
- 1. four
- 2. 4
Example Sentences
1 shown我讓我媽 四 點鐘就把我叫起來。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 四
four of a kind
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
quartile (statistics)
sergeant first class
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾[jiā yè mó téng] and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰[zhú fǎ lán] (Dharmaraksha)
carbon tetrachloride
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng]
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
Shikoku (dog)
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
four-dimensional space (math.)
(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
sonnet
an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
fourth period
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[jiāng qīng], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[zhāng chūn qiáo], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[yáo wén yuán], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[wáng hóng wén], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
tetraethyl lead poisoning
fourteen; 14
(archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[cháng jiāng], Yellow 黃河|黄河[huáng hé], Huai 淮河[huái hé], Ji 濟水|济水[jǐ shuǐ])
square-jawed face
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
irregular quadrilateral
square
all sides
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
quadriceps muscle group
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[èr shí bā xiù] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[qīng lóng], White Tiger 白虎[bái hǔ], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[zhū què], Black Tortoise 玄武[xuán wǔ]
fried beans, Sichuan style
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
fourth-year university student
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
to spread rumors
suburb
Thursday
the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
forty
Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
quaternion (math.)
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[wáng bó], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[yáng jiǒng], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[lú zhào lín], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[luò bīn wáng]
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
forgetful
quarterback (QB) (American football)
\quarter remainder\ calendar, the first calculated Chinese calendar, in use from the Warring States period until the early years of the Han dynasty
four bare walls
all over the place
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists
tetrachloroethylene
the four limbs of the body
four seasons, namely: spring 春[chūn], summer 夏[xià], autumn 秋[qiū] and winter 冬[dōng]
May Fourth Movement
all around
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
to sow discord everywhere
fourth channel
to be pushing 40
confused
all year round
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
the four corners (of a rectangle)
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
(idiom) the whole world is at peace
Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Sichuan University
quadriceps muscle group
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Sihui, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
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
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
glamorous
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
Regulus (constellation)
semifinals
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)
Sihui, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
fourth
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
repeatedly
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
friends; cronies
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place
nearby regions
to coax and plead
April
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
all around
dynamic
crotchet (music)
to make hanky-panky
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
neighbors
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
four-wheel drive
the whole neighborhood
Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]
one after the other
fourth quarter
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
to be picky
four-by-four (vehicle)
Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[lǎo shě]
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[cáo bù xīng], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[gù kǎi zhī], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[lù tàn wēi] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[zhāng sēng yóu]
Thursday
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声
64-bit (computing)
sedan (motor car)
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
chariot
all brawn no brains
Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
a slow march
wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)
coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[hàn líng dì], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
four proverbial names
all parts of the country
uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
fourth tone in Mandarin
PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qī hào diàn chí]
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
(math.) to round up or down
Sichuan basin
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
unaccommodating
the top four
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[xī shī], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[wáng zhāo jūn], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[diāo chán] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[yáng yù huán]
First Sunday of Lent
all men are brothers
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
in disorder
\the four classes\ of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
back cover
Four Asian Tigers
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
common name for 麋鹿[mí lù], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse
nuclear quadrupole resonance (physics)
to use all sorts of excuses
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chūn], summer 夏[xià], autumn 秋[qiū] and winter 冬[dōng]
the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[yú jí], 範梈|范梈[fàn pēng], 楊載|杨载[yáng zài] and 揭傒斯[jiē xī sī]
to become known far and wide (idiom)
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
May Fourth Movement
\the four pests\, i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
the Beatles
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
to spring up everywhere
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[lóng mén shí kū] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[yún gāng shí kū] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[mò gāo kū] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[mài jī shān shí kū] at Tianshui, Gansu
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
see 方帽[fāng mào]
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
sihu (or \khuurchir\ in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
to disperse
known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
four divinities
nearby
boxer shorts
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
four-leaf clover
tetracycline
dubious
tetralogy
lizard
April
(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
one's nearest neighbors
to look around
Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Thursday
Sixian dialect of Hakka Chinese
green bean
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
four sides
low plank (yoga pose)
four-way
four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wàng zhěn] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wén zhěn] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wèn zhěn] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qiè zhěn] (pulse feeling and palpation)
four seasons like spring
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[zǐ], belles-lettres 集
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
servile
quartet (musical ensemble)
parallelogram
one-quarter
all around
Sichuan Daily
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
12th April
in all directions
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
tetrahedron
four seasons beancurd
all the borders
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)
tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
one's four limbs
to radiate all around
everywhere
to scatter in all directions
grade 4
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[zhāng sān], 李四, 王五[wáng wǔ] Tom, Dick and Harry
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
to look around
fourth quarter (of financial year)
quadrilateral
cuboid
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì]
repeatedly
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[sū shì], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[huáng tíng jiān], Mi Fu 米芾[mǐ fú] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[cài xiāng]
to spray in all directions
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan