四
Sign in to save this word to your study lists.
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
forgetful
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
all around
four seasons, namely: spring 春[chūn], summer 夏[xià], autumn 秋[qiū] and winter 冬[dōng]
the four limbs of the body
all over the place
in all directions
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
all year round
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)
to coax and plead
friends; cronies
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
dubious
irregular quadrilateral
fried beans, Sichuan style
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
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
May Fourth Movement
May Fourth Movement
all parts of the country
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
servile
to spread rumors
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
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]
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]
64-bit (computing)
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
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]
repeatedly
repeatedly
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]
to make hanky-panky
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
fourteen; 14
sonnet
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
to become known far and wide (idiom)
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
12th April
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
everywhere
all around
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
Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[lǎo shě]
tetraethyl lead poisoning
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
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
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
quaternion (math.)
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
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)
one-quarter
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
quartile (statistics)
\quarter remainder\ calendar, the first calculated Chinese calendar, in use from the Warring States period until the early years of the Han dynasty
quarterback (QB) (American football)
crotchet (music)
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
forty
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)
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (dog)
all around
all the borders
four bare walls
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
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
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]
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
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
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
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]
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
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
four seasons like spring
green bean
four seasons beancurd
\the four pests\, i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
to radiate all around
Four Asian Tigers
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
Sichuan University
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
Sichuan Daily
(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
Sichuan basin
(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
Siping, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[zǐ], belles-lettres 集
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
the top four
semifinals
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
(math.) to round up or down
to disperse
to scatter in all directions
four-way
Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
see 方帽[fāng mào]
a slow march
square-jawed face
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
nearby regions
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
First Sunday of Lent
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chūn], summer 夏[xià], autumn 秋[qiū] and winter 冬[dōng]
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
Sihui, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
Sihui, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
April
April
four of a kind
fourth
\the four classes\ of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
tetrachloroethylene
carbon tetrachloride
all men are brothers
(idiom) the whole world is at peace
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions
(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])
tetracycline
four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
grade 4
sergeant first class
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
four-dimensional space (math.)
Sixian dialect of Hakka Chinese
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
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
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
low plank (yoga pose)
sihu (or \khuurchir\ in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
lizard
four-leaf clover
PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qī hào diàn chí]
the four corners (of a rectangle)
square
cuboid
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
boxer shorts
(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 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]
to spring up everywhere
wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)
chariot
four-wheel drive
nearby
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
four sides
quadrilateral
suburb
tetralogy
one's nearest neighbors
the whole neighborhood
quartet (musical ensemble)
sedan (motor car)
four divinities
all sides
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
tetrahedron
quadriceps muscle group
to look around
four-by-four (vehicle)
one's four limbs
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite