四大 sì dà

the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 36850th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
  2. 2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, dà míng dà fàng, dà biàn lùn, dà zì bào (PRC)

Characters

Character Meaning
four; 4
big; large; great