Chinese Character Dictionary

四圣谛

sì shèng dì

the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)

四声

sì shēng

the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声

四肢

sì zhī

the four limbs of the body

四胡

sì hú

sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture

四脚朝天

sì jiăo cháo tiān

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

四脚蛇

sì jiăo shé

lizard

四旧

sì jiù

the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)

四叶草

sì yè căo

four-leaf clover

四处

sì chù

all over the place

四号电池

sì hào diàn chí

AAA battery (Tw)

四角

sì jiăo

the four corners (of a rectangle)

四角形

sì jiăo xíng

square

四角柱体

sì jiăo zhù tĭ

cuboid

四角号码

sì jiăo hào mă

four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

四角裤

sì jiăo kù

boxer shorts

四诊

sì zhĕn

(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wàng zhĕn] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wén zhĕn] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wèn zhĕn] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qiè zhĕn] (pulse feeling and palpation)

四谛

sì dì

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道

四象

sì xiàng

four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[èr shí bā xiù] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qīng lóng], White Tiger 白虎[Bái hŭ], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhū què], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuán wŭ]

四起

sì qĭ

to spring up everywhere

四轮马车

sì lún mă chē

chariot

四轮驱动

sì lún qū dòng

four wheel drive

四近

sì jìn

nearby

四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

四边

sì biān

four sides

四边形

sì biān xíng

quadrilateral

四郊

sì jiāo

suburb

四部曲

sì bù qŭ

tetralogy

四邻

sì lín

one's nearest neighbors

四邻八舍

sì lín bā shè

the whole neighborhood

四重奏

sì chóng zòu

quartet (musical ensemble)

四门轿车

sì mén jiào chē

sedan (motor car)

四灵

sì líng

four divinities

四面

sì miàn

all sides

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

in all directions

四面楚歌

sì miàn Chŭ gē

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

四面体

sì miàn tĭ

tetrahedron

四头肌

sì tóu jī

quadriceps muscle group

四顾

sì gù

to look around

四驱车

sì qū chē

four-by-four (vehicle)

四体

sì tĭ

one's four limbs

四体不勤，五谷不分

sì tĭ bù qín , wŭ gŭ bù fēn

never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

囝

jiăn

child

回

huí

to circle

回事

huí shì

(old) to report to one's master

回交

huí jiāo

backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)

回京

huí Jīng

to return to the capital

回佣

huí yòng

commission

回来

huí lai

to return

回信

huí xìn

to reply

回信地址

huí xìn dì zhĭ

return address

回充

huí chōng

to recharge

回光反照

huí guāng făn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

回光返照

huí guāng făn zhào

final radiance of setting sun

回光镜

huí guāng jìng

concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)

回到

huí dào

to return to

回升

huí shēng

to rise again after a fall

回去

huí qu

to return

回口

huí kŏu

to answer back

回合

huí hé

round (of negotiations)

回味

huí wèi

to reflect on