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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 si4four; 4
2四十 四十 shísi4 shi2the four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter ; forty; 40
3四人帮 四人幫 rén bāngsi4 ren2 bang1Gang 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
4四川 四川 chuānSi4 chuan1Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. or , capital Chengdu 成都
5四周 四周 zhōusi4 zhou1all around
6四边形 四邊形 biān xíngsi4 bian1 xing2quadrilateral
7四月 四月 yuèSi4 yue4April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
8四化 四化 huàsi4 hua4abbr. for 四个现代化 , Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
9四肢 四肢 zhīsi4 zhi1the four limbs of the body
10四个现代化 四個現代化 ge xiàn dài huàsi4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology; abbr. to 四化
11四项基本原则 四項基本原則 xiàng běn yuán Si4 xiang4 Ji1 ben3 Yuan2 ze2the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
12四处 四處 chùsi4 chu4all over the place; everywhere and all directions
13四面 四面 miànsi4 mian4all sides
14四千 四千 qiānsi4 qian1four thousand; 4000
15四方 四方 fāngsi4 fang1four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere
16四面八方 四面八方 miàn fāngsi4 mian4 ba1 fang1in all directions; all around; far and near
17四季 四季 si4 ji4four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter
18四大 四大 si4 da4the 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, 大鸣大放 (PRC)
19四县腔 四縣腔 xiàn qiāngSi4 xian4 qiang1Sixian dialect of Hakka Chinese
20四分历 四分曆 fēn si4 fen1 li4"quarter remainder" calendar, the first calculated Chinese calendar, dating from c. 484 BC
21四两拨千斤 四兩撥千斤 liǎng qiān jīnsi4 liang3 bo1 qian1 jin1lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); fig. to achieve much with little effort
22四不像 四不像 xiàngsi4 bu4 xiang4common name for 麋鹿 , Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse; an odd mixture of disparate elements; hodgepodge; farrago
23四壁萧条 四壁蕭條 xiāo tiáosi4 bi4 xiao1 tiao2as poor as a church mouse (idiom)
24四出文钱 四出文錢 chū wén qiánsi4 chu1 wen2 qian2coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 汉灵帝 , with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文 )
25四川日报 四川日報 chuān bàoSi4 chuan1 Ri4 bao4Sichuan Daily

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