sì​dà​fā​míng

four great inventions

  • created sense approved 四大发明/四大發明 · sì​dà​fā​míng · four great inventions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四大发明 / 四大發明

    sì​dà​fā​míng

    four great inventions

    The four great inventions of ancient China, which include the compass [[指南针|指南針|zhi3 nan2 zhen1]], paper [[造纸术|造紙術|zao4 zhi3 shu4]], gunpowder [[火药|火藥|huo3 yao4]], and printing [[印刷术|印刷術|yin4 shua1 shu4]].

    四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 发明 (literal) → 发明/發明 · fā​míng · invention

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