sì dà
the 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)
sì jí
grade 4
fourth class
category D
Sì chuān
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
Sì guó
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
sì yuè
April
fourth month (of the lunar year)
sì jiǎo
the four corners (of a rectangle)
the eaves that the four corners of a building
sì chóng zòu
quartet (musical ensemble)
sì zhī
the four limbs of the body
sì jì
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
wǔ sì
fourth 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
Sì rì shì
Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
sì tōng bā dá
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
sì miàn bā fāng
in all directions
all around
far and near
sì qǐ
to spring up everywhere
from all around
sì miàn chǔ gē
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
sì chù
all over the place
everywhere and all directions
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
sì sàn
to disperse
to scatter in all directions
wén fáng sì bǎo
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Sì chuān shěng
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
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
Sì píng
Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
sì hé yuàn
courtyard house (type of Chinese residence)
sì fāng
four-way
four-sided
in all directions
everywhere
sì wéi
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]
the four directions
the four limbs (Chinese medicine)
four-dimensional
Xīn sì jūn
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists
dì sì jì dù
fourth quarter (of financial year)
sì jiàn
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions
to splatter everywhere
Sì rì shì shì
Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
liù · sì
refers to Tian'anmen incident of 4th June 1989
mèi lì sì shè
glamorous
charming
seductive
huó lì sì shè
dynamic
enthusiastic
energetic
sì dà míng zhù
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
sì dà tiān wáng
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
Wǔ sì Yùn dòng
May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
sì shí
the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬