四 sì

four

HSK 1 #226

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四月份 sì yuè fèn April
四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
一年四季 yī nián sì jì all year round
六四 liù sì refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
四人帮 sì rén bāng Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
四环素 sì huán sù tetracycline
四两拨千斤 sì liǎng bō qiān jīn lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); fig. to achieve much with little effort
朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
低三下四 dī sān xià sì servile
四邻 sì lín one's nearest neighbors
四季豆 sì jì dòu green bean; French bean; runner bean
四时 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四级 sì jí grade 4; fourth class; category D
四面楚歌 sì miàn chǔ gē lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
四平八稳 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四声 sì shēng 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; the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin
四边形 sì biān xíng quadrilateral
家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched
张三李四 zhāng sān lǐ sì Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom); Tom, Dick and Harry
五湖四海 wǔ hú sì hǎi all parts of the country
四方步 sì fāng bù a slow march
四通八达 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
李四 lǐ sì Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
四一二 sì yī èr 12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
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