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Chinese dictionary
- 1
num.four; the sum of three plus one; fourth; 4
他四天就读完了一本书。
He finished a book in four days.
八是二的四倍。
Eight is four times of two.
他喝了四瓶啤酒。
He had four bottles of beer.
synonym
- 2
n.note in the Chinese gongchepu scale
Words and phrases with 四
- 四方[word]all sides; cubic
- 四分[word]quartered
- 四野[word]vast expanse of open country
- 四重[word]quadruple
- 四维[word]northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest; four limbs
- 四通[word]Stone
- 四国[word]Shikoku
- 四库全书[word]Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature
- 四声[word]four tones in classical Chinese pronunciation; four tones in modern standard Chinese pronunciation
- 四通八达[idiom]extend in all directions
- 四分五裂[idiom]disintegrate
- 四海一家[idiom]all people belong to one family
- 四大天王[idiom]the four heavenly guardians standing inside the entrance of Buddhist temples, two on each side
- 四面楚歌[idiom]be utterly isolated
- 四大金刚[idiom]four most common breakfast foods: pancakes, fried breadsticks, soy milk, and rice porridge
- 四平八稳[idiom]cautious
- 四面八方[idiom]all around
- 四书五经[idiom]Four Books and Five Classics
Word usage
- Note"四" is written as "肆" on cheques, banknotes, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations.