四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- four seasons, namely: spring 春 chūn ㄔㄨㄣ , summer 夏 xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ , autumn 秋 qiū ㄑㄧㄡ and winter 冬 dōng ㄉㄨㄥ
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四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 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)
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
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- 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
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 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
季
- 冬季 dōng jì ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ dung1 gwai3 winter
- 夏季 xià jì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ haa6 gwai3 summer
- 季度 jì dù ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋ gwai3 dou6 quarter of a year
- 季节 季節 jì jié ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai3 zit3 time
- 季风 季風 jì fēng ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄥ gwai3 fung1 monsoon
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- 旺季 wàng jì ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ wong6 gwai3 busy season
- 春季 chūn jì ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧˋ ceon1 gwai3 springtime
- 淡季 dàn jì ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ daam6 gwai3 off season
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 雨季 yǔ jì ㄩˇ ㄐㄧˋ jyu5 gwai3 rainy season
- 反季 fǎn jì ㄈㄢˇ ㄐㄧˋ faan2 gwai3 off-season; out-of-season
- 季世 jì shì ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ gwai3 sai3 final phase
- 季候 jì hòu ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwai3 hau6 season
- 季冬 jì dōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ gwai3 dung1 final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar)
- 季刊 jì kān ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄢ gwai3 hon2 quarterly publication
- 季报 季報 jì bào ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄠˋ gwai3 bou3 quarterly report
- 季夏 jì xià ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gwai3 haa6 final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar)
- 季子 jì zǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ gwai3 zi2 youngest brother
- 季春 jì chūn ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣ gwai3 ceon1 final month of spring (i.e. third month of lunar calendar)
- 季会 季會 jì huì ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gwai3 wui2 quarterly meeting
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
Example sentences
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一 年 有 四季 。
There are four seasons in one year.
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这里 這裡 一年四季 很 温暖 溫暖 。
It's warm here all the year round.
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一年四季 中 我 最 喜欢 喜歡 春天 了 。
Out of all four seasons, I like spring the best.
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一年四季 ， 我 最 喜欢 喜歡 夏天 ， 你 呢 ？
There are four seasons in a year, and the one I like most is summer. How about you?
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欧洲 歐洲 四季 分明 ， 是 最 适合 適合 人类 人類 居住 的 地区 地區 。
Europe, with its four distinct seasons, is the most suitable environment for the human race to live in.
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