四
four; 4
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- 5
- Pinyin
- sì
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Words with 四
- 五四wǔ sì · wusifourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四liù sì · liusirefers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四zài sì · zaisirepeatedly; over and over again
- 十四shí sì · shisifourteen; 14
- 四下sì xià · sixiaeverywhere
- 四化sì huà · sihuaabbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge4 xian4 dai4 hua4], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十sì shí · sishiforty; 40
- 四周sì zhōu · sizhouall around
- 四国sì guó · siguoShikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围sì wéi · siweiall around; on all sides; encircled
- 四境sì jìng · sijingall the borders
- 四大sì dà · sidathe 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)
- 四季sì jì · sijifour seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 四害sì hài · sihai"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射sì shè · sisheto radiate all around
- 四库sì kù · sikuthe four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[zi3], belles-lettres 集
- 四强sì qiáng · siqiangthe top four
- 四德sì dé · sidefour Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
- 四散sì sàn · sisanto disperse; to scatter in all directions
- 四方sì fāng · sifangfour-way; four-sided; in all directions
- 四旁sì páng · sipangnearby regions
- 四时sì shí · sishithe four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 四更sì gēng · sigengfourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
- 四书sì shū · sishuFour Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
- 四月sì yuè · siyueApril; fourth month (of the lunar year)
- 四条sì tiáo · sitiaofour of a kind; quads (poker)
- 四次sì cì · sicifourth; four times; quartic
- 四民sì mín · simin"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
- 四海sì hǎi · sihai(fig.) the whole world
- 四清sì qīng · siqingthe Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66); abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4]