四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6
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四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
- 四川 Sì chuān ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ sei3 cyun1 see 四川省
十
- 十分 shí fēn ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ sap6 fan1 very
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 crossroads
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
- 三十 sān shí ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ saam1 sap6 thirty
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- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 二十 èr shí ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ji6 sap6 twenty; 20
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6 sixty
- 十一 Shí Yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 十一 shí yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 eleven
- 十七 shí qī ㄕˊ ㄑㄧ sap6 cat1 seventeen
- 十三 shí sān ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ sap6 saam1 thirteen
- 十九 shí jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 gau2 nineteen
- 十二 shí èr ㄕˊ ㄦˋ sap6 ji6 twelve
- 十五 shí wǔ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ sap6 ng5 fifteen
- 十位 shí wèi ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˋ sap6 wai2 the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
- 十倍 shí bèi ㄕˊ ㄅㄟˋ sap6 pui5 tenfold
- 十亿 十億 shí yì ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sap6 jik1 one billion
Idioms with these characters
- 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
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- 烽烟四起 烽煙四起 fēng yān sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 jin1 sei3 hei2 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄧˋ gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 狼烟四起 狼煙四起 láng yān sì qǐ ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ long4 jin1 sei3 hei2 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
- 连三并四 連三併四 lián sān bìng sì ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄙˋ lin4 saam1 bing3 sei3 one after the other
- 名扬四海 名揚四海 míng yáng sì hǎi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2 to become known far and wide (idiom)
- 目空四海 mù kōng sì hǎi ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ muk6 hung1 sei3 hoi2 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
- 三十而立 sān shí ér lì ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè ㄕˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ sap6 ok3 bat1 se3 wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
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- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 十全十美 shí quán shí měi ㄕˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄟˇ sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5 complete and beautiful
- 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí ㄨㄣˊ ㄧ ㄓ ㄕˊ man4 jat1 zi1 sap6 lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 一目十行 yī mù shí háng ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
- 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí ㄧ ㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Example sentences
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他 年 近 四十 。
He is near forty.
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她 是 四十 岁 歲 。
She is forty years old.
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我 爸 快 四十 了 。
My father will soon be forty years old.
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六 点 點 四十 五 了 。
It's 6.45.
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我 欠 你 四十 块 塊 钱 錢 。
I owe you forty dollars.
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