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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
- 四通[word]Stone
- 四合院[word]courtyard house
- 四顾[word]look around
- 四层[word]four layers
- 四等[word]fourth class
- 四库[word]same as 四部
- 四肢[word]arms and legs
- 四周围[word]all around
- 四项基本原则[word]the Four Cardinal Principles
- 四书五经[idiom]Four Books and Five Classics
- 四分五裂[idiom]disintegrate
- 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
- 四海一家[idiom]all people belong to one family
- 四通八达[idiom]extend in all directions
- 四大天王[idiom]the four heavenly guardians standing inside the entrance of Buddhist temples, two on each side
- 四脚朝天[idiom]fall backwards with one's arms and legs in the air
Word usage
- Note"四" is written as "肆" on cheques, banknotes, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations.