(sì) four; 4
(sìyīèr) 12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
(sìyīèrshìbiàn) the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
(sìyīèrfǎngémìngzhèngbiàn) counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
(sìyīèrcǎnàn) the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
(sìxià) everywhere
(sìxiàli) all around
(sìshìtóngtáng) Four Generations under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
(sìshìtóngtáng) four generations under one roof (idiom)
(sìyǐjīqiānzhōngdú) tetraethyl lead poisoning
(sìrénbāng) 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
(sìgèxiàndàihuà) Deng 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
(sìyuánshù) quaternion (math)
(sìfēnzhīyī) one-quarter
(sìfēnwǔliè) all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization); complete lack of unity; to disintegrate; falling apart; to be at sixes and sevens
(sìfēnwèi) quarterback (QB) (American football)
(sìfēnyīnfú) crotchet (music)
(sìhuà) abbr. for Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化
(sìshí) forty; 40
(sìshíèrzhāngjīng) The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
(sìshíduō) more than 40
(sìhéyuàn) courtyard house (type of Chinese residence)
(sìzhōu) all around
(sìguó) Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
(sìguóquǎn) Shikoku (dog)
(sìwéi) all around; on all sides; encircled
(sìjìng) all the borders
(sìbìxiāorán) four bare walls
(sìdà) 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)
(sìdàfójiàomíngshān) Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
(sìdàmíngzhù) the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西游記|西游记
(sìdàtiānwáng) the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
(sìdàfāmíng) the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
(sìdàjiēkōng) lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion
(sìdàpéndì) four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
(sìdàshíkū) Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu
(sìdàměinǚ) Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
(sìdàxūshēng) Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
(sìzǐwáng) Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
(sìzǐwángqí) Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
(sìjì) four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
(sìjìrúchūn) four seasons like spring; favorable climate throughout the year
(sìjìdòu) green bean; French bean; runner bean
(sìjìdòufu) four seasons beancurd
(sìshè) to radiate all around
(sìxiǎolóng) Four Asian Tigers; East Asian Tigers; Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
(sìchuān) Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
(sìchuāndàdìzhèn) Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
(sìchuāndàxué) Sichuan University
(sìchuānrìbào) Sichuan Daily
(sìchuānpéndì) Sichuan basin
(sìchuānshěng) Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
(sìpíng) Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
(sìpíngbāwěn) everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
(sìpíngdìqū) former Siping prefecture, Jilin
(sìpíngshì) Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
(sìniánzhìdedàxué) four-year university
(sìniánqián) four years previously
(sìkù) the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子, belle-lettres 集
(sìkùquánshū) Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
(sìqiáng) semifinals
(sìdé) 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; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
(sìshěwǔrù) to round up to the nearest integer; to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)
(sìsàn) to disperse; to scatter in all directions
(sìfāng) four-way; four-sided
(sìfāngqū) Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
(sìfāngbù) a slow march
(sìfāngliǎn) square-jawed face
(sìfāngtái) Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
(sìfāngtáiqū) Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
(sìfāngxiǎngyìng) a response from every direction (idiom)
(sìpáng) nearby regions
(sìrìshì) Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
(sìrìshìshì) Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
(sìxúnjié) First Sunday of Lent
(sìxúnzhāi) Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
(sìshí) the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
(sìgēng) fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
(sìshū) 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
(sìhuì) Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
(sìhuìshì) Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
(sìyuè) April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
(sìyuèfèn) April
(sìcì) fourth; four times; quartic
(sìfúhuàguī) silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
(sìfúhuàyóu) uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
(sìqīngdàmáfēn) Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
(sìlǜyǐxī) tetrachloroethylene
(sìlǜhuàtàn) carbon tatrachloride
(sìhǎishēngpíng) lit. all four oceans are peaceful; worldwide peace (idiom)
(sìhǎiwéijiā) to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
(sìhǎijiēzhǔn) appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable; a panacea
(sìhǎipiāolíng) drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
(sìqīng) see 四清運動|四清运动[si4 qing1 yun4 dong4]; the “Four Clean-ups” Movement
(sìqīngyùndòng) the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement to clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical)
(sìhú) Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
(sìhúxiāng) Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
(sìjiàn) (foam flying) in all directions
(sìwùtāng) four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
(sìhuánsù) tetracycline
(sìtàntáng) tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
(sìjí) grade 4; fourth class; category D
(sìjíshìguān) sergeant first class
(sìwéi) the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honour; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional
(sìwéishíkōng) four dimensional space-time (in relativity)
(sìwéikōngjiān) four dimensional space (math.)
(sìshèngdì) the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism); see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
(sìshēng) 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; the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲|阴平声, Second or rising tone 陽平聲|阳平声, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲|上声, Fourth or falling tone 去聲|去声
(sìzhī) the four limbs of the body
(sìjiǎocháotiān) four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
(sìjiǎoshé) lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
(sìjiù) the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
(sìchù) all over the place; everywhere and all directions
(sìhàodiànchí) AAA battery (Taiwan); PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qi1 hao4 dian4 chi2]
(sìjiǎo) the four corners (of a rectangle); the eaves that the four corners of a building
(sìjiǎoxíng) square; quadrilateral
(sìjiǎozhùtǐ) cuboid; rectangular prism (math.)
(sìjiǎohàomǎ) four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
(sìjiǎokù) boxer shorts
(sìdì) 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
(sìxiàng) four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
(sìqǐ) to spring up everywhere; from all around
(sìlúnmǎchē) chariot
(sìlúnqūdòng) four wheel drive
(sìjìn) nearby
(sìtōngbādá) roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
(sìbiān) four sides
(sìbiānxíng) quadrilateral
(sìjiāo) suburb; outskirts (of town)
(sìbùqǔ) tetralogy
(sìlín) one's nearest neighbors
(sìchóngzòu) quartet (musical ensemble)
(sìménjiàochē) sedan (motor car)
(sìlíng) four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2], Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
(sìmiàn) all sides
(sìmiànbāfāng) in all directions; all around; far and near
(sìmiànchǔgē) lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
(sìmiàntǐ) tetrahedron
(sìtóujī) quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles
(sìgù) to look around
(sìtǐ) one's four limbs; two arms and two legs
(sìtǐbùqínwǔgǔbùfēn) never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite