- 四川 sìchuān SichuanSichuan province in southwest China, with its capital at [[成都|成都|cheng2 du1]]; abbreviated as [[川|川|chuan1]] or [[蜀|蜀|shu3]]
- 四处 sìchù everywhereall over the place; in all directions; all around; synonymous with [[到处|到處|dao4 chu4]]
- 四周 sìzhōu all aroundall around; on all sides; on every side; the surrounding area
- 周四 zhōusì Thursday
- 四月 sìyuè Aprilthe fourth month of the calendar year; fourth month of the lunar year
- 四川省 sìchuānshěng Sichuan ProvinceA province in southwest China with its capital at [[成都市|成都市|cheng2 du1 shi4]]; also known as the "Land of Abundance"
- 四人帮 sìrénbāng Gang of FourThe counter-revolutionary political faction led by [[江青|江青|jiang1 qing1]] that exerted power during the [[文化大革命|文化大革命|wen2 hua4 da4 ge2 ming4]]; its other members were [[张春桥|張春橋|zhang1 chun1 qiao2]], [[姚文元|姚文元|yao2 wen2 yuan2]], and [[王洪文|王洪文|wang2 hong2 wen2]].
- 四季 sìjì four seasonsThe four seasons of the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter; often used to mean all year round.
- 星期四 xīngqīsì Thursday
- 四肢 sìzhī four limbsthe four limbs of the human body (arms and legs); also used for the four legs of certain animals
- 四方 sìfāng squarehaving a square shape or a cubic volume; four-sided
- 四十 sìshí fortyforty; 40
- 四分之一 sìfēnzhīyī one-quarterone-quarter; a fourth
- 十四 shísì fourteenfourteen; 14
- 四化 sìhuà Four Modernizations(abbreviation) the Four Modernizations of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology, a policy initiated by Deng Xiaoping.
- 四面 sìmiàn all sidesThe four directions of north, south, east, and west; refers generally to all sides or the entire surrounding area.
- 四海 sìhǎi the whole worldthe four borders of ancient China; (by extension) the whole world; the entire country
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng all directions(idiom) all directions; in all directions; all around; from all over
- 四起 sìqǐ to spring up everywhereto rise from all directions; to break out or occur all around
- 四合院 sìhéyuàn siheyuantraditional Chinese courtyard house consisting of four buildings around a central courtyard; quadrangle
- 一年四季 yīniánsìjì all year roundThe four seasons of the year; throughout the whole year
- 四月份 sìyuèfèn April
- 四时 sìshí four seasonsThe four seasons of the year, namely spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- 四项基本原则 sìxiàngjīběnyuánzé Four Cardinal PrinciplesThe four fundamental political principles of the People's Republic of China, enunciated by [[邓小平|鄧小平|deng4 xiao3 ping2]] in 1979: to uphold the socialist path, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the Communist Party, and Marxist-Leninist-Mao Zedong Thought
- 新四军 xīnsìjūn New Fourth ArmyThe New Fourth Army of the Republic of China; a communist-controlled unit set up in 1937 to fight during the anti-Japanese resistance, revolutionary resistance war.
- 四个现代化 sìgèxiàndàihuà Four ModernizationsA Chinese political program to modernize the four sectors of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology, often abbreviated as [[四化|四化|si4 hua4]]
- 四川大学 sìchuāndàxué Sichuan UniversityA major public research university located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
- 说三道四 shuōsāndàosì to gossipto make irresponsible or thoughtless remarks; to criticize behind people's backs; to carp
- 四散 sìsàn to scatter / circumfusionto disperse or scatter in all directions
- 二十四 èrshísì twenty-fourthe number twenty-four
- 四角 sìjiǎo four cornersThe four corners of a rectangle or square; the corners of a room or building.
- 四通八达 sìtōngbādá accessible from all sidesextending in all directions; used to describe a place with convenient transportation or a vast network of roads
- 四至 sìzhì four boundariesthe four boundaries of a house, plot of land, or field
- 四川盆地 sìchuānpéndì Sichuan BasinA geographic region in southwest China located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; also known as the Red Basin
- 四维 sìwéi four social bondsThe four foundational virtues of Chinese society (propriety, justice, integrity, and honor), first mentioned in the classical text Guanzi [[管子|管子|guan3 zi3]]; see [[礼义廉耻|禮義廉恥|li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]]
- 四平 sìpíng SipingSiping, a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province [[吉林省|吉林省|ji2 lin2 sheng3]]
- 五四运动 wǔsìyùndòng May Fourth MovementAn influential anti-imperialist and cultural protest in 1919, starting with student demonstrations against the Treaty of Versailles and evolving into a national renewal movement.
- 五湖四海 wǔhúsìhǎi everywhereall corners of the land; all over the country; everywhere in the world
- 四壁 sìbì the walls of a roomthe four walls of a room; all sides of a house
- 四环素 sìhuánsù tetracyclineA common broad-spectrum antibiotic extracted from the culture broth of certain bacteria in the genus Streptomyces
- 四害 sìhài four pestsThe four pests (rats, flies, mosquitoes, and bedbugs or cockroaches) targeted for elimination to improve public health
- 四分五裂 sìfēnwǔliè shattered(idiom) broken into many pieces; physically fragmented or disintegrated
- 四顾 sìgù to look aroundto look around in all directions; to glance about
- 四库全书 sìkùquánshū Siku QuanshuComplete Library in the Four Sections; a massive collection of books and encyclopedic works compiled in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty by order of the Qianlong Emperor
- 危机四伏 wēijīsìfú crisis-riddendanger lurks on every side; used to describe a situation that is extremely dangerous or where trouble is hidden everywhere
- 挑三拣四 tiāosānjiǎnsì to be pickyto pick and choose; to be very choosy or nitpicky; same as [[挑肥拣瘦|挑肥揀瘦|tiao1 fei2 jian3 shou4]]
- 四重奏 sìchóngzòu quartetA musical composition for four instruments (usually in the form of a sonata with four movements) or a performance involving four instrumentalists, each playing a different part.
- 四季豆 sìjìdòu green beangreen bean; kidney bean; French bean; runner bean
- 四处奔波 sìchùbēnbō to rush aboutto dash around everywhere; to be constantly on the move and travel-worn
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH