四大發明 sì dà fā míng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder

CHARACTERS

四 sì
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four
大 dà
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big, great, vast, large, high
發 fā issue, dispatch, send out, emit
明 míng
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bright, light, brilliant; clear