Chinese Character Dictionary

四小龙

Sì Xiăo lóng

Four Asian Tigers

四川

Sì chuān

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都

四川外国语大学

Sì chuān Wài guó yŭ Dà xué

Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)

四川大地震

Sì chuān Dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

四川大学

Sì chuān Dà xué

Sichuan University

四川日报

Sì chuān Rì bào

Sichuan Daily

四川盆地

Sì chuān pén dì

Sichuan basin

四川省

Sì chuān Shĕng

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuān] or 蜀[Shŭ], capital Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

四平

Sì píng

Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

四平八稳

sì píng bā wĕn

everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四平地区

Sì píng dì qū

former Siping prefecture, Jilin

四平市

Sì píng shì

Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

四库

sì kù

the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子, belle-lettres 集

四库全书

Sì kù Quán shū

Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)

四强

sì qiáng

semifinals

四德

sì dé

four 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

四舍五入

sì shĕ wŭ rù

to round up to the nearest integer

四散

sì sàn

to disperse

四散奔逃

sì sān bēn táo

to scatter in all directions

四方

sì fāng

four-way

四方区

Sì fāng qū

Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

四方步

sì fāng bù

a slow march

四方脸

sì fāng liăn

square-jawed face

四方台

Sì fāng tái

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

四方台区

Sì fāng tái qū

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

四旁

sì páng

nearby regions

四日市

Sì rì shì

Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[Sān chóng xiàn], Japan

四日市市

Sì rì shì shì

Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣|三重县[Sān chóng xiàn], Japan

四旬节

sì xún jié

First Sunday of Lent

四旬斋

sì xún zhāi

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

四时

sì shí

the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

四更

sì gēng

fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

四书

Sì shū

Four 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

四会

Sì huì

Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong

四会市

Sì huì shì

Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong

四月

Sì yuè

April

四月份

sì yuè fèn

April

四次

sì cì

fourth

四氟化硅

sì fú huà guī

silicon tetrafluoride SiF4

四氟化铀

sì fú huà yóu

uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)

四氢大麻酚

sì qīng dà má fēn

Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

四氯乙烯

sì lu:4 yĭ xī

tetrachloroethylene

四氯化碳

sì lu:4 huà tàn

carbon tatrachloride

四海升平

sì hăi shēng píng

lit. all four oceans are peaceful

四海为家

sì hăi wéi jiā

to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)

四海皆准

sì hăi jiē zhŭn

appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable

四海飘零

sì hăi piāo líng

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

四清

sì qīng

see 四清運動|四清运动[sì qīng yùn dòng]

四清运动

sì qīng yùn dòng

the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement to clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical)

四湖

Sì hú

Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

四湖乡

Sì hú xiāng

Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

四溅

sì jiàn

(foam flying) in all directions

四物汤

sì wù tāng

four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

四环素

sì huán sù

tetracycline

四碳糖

sì tàn táng

tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

四级

sì jí

grade 4

四级士官

sì jí shì guān

sergeant first class

四维

sì wéi

the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor

四维时空

sì wéi shí kōng

four dimensional space-time (in relativity)

四维空间

sì wéi kōng jiān

four dimensional space (math.)