四川大地震
四川大地震 Sì chuān Dà dì zhèn ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄣˋ sei3 cyun1 daai6 dei6 zan3
- Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
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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
川
- 山川 shān chuān ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ saan1 cyun1 mountains and rivers
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 中川 Zhōng chuān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ zung1 cyun1 Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
- 仁川 Rén chuān ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢ jan4 cyun1 Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道, South Korea
- 伊川 Yī chuān ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢ ji1 cyun1 see 伊川县
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- 冰川 bīng chuān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ bing1 cyun1 glacier
- 利川 Lì chuān ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄢ lei6 cyun1 see 利川市
- 剑川 劍川 Jiàn chuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gim3 cyun1 see 剑川县
- 务川 務川 Wù chuān ㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ mou6 cyun1 see 务川仡佬族苗族自治县
- 北川 Běi chuān ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ bak1 cyun1 see 北川羌族自治县
- 汇川 匯川 Huì chuān ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄢ wui6 cyun1 see 汇川区
- 南川 Nán chuān ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢ naam4 cyun1 see 南川区
- 合川 Hé chuān ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄢ hap6 cyun1 see 合川区
- 吴川 吳川 Wú chuān ㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ng4 cyun1 see 吴川市
- 品川 Pǐn chuān ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ban2 cyun1 Shinagawa River
- 四川 Sì chuān ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ sei3 cyun1 see 四川省
- 宜川 Yí chuān ㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ji4 cyun1 see 宜川县
- 富川 Fù chuān ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ fu3 cyun1 see 富川瑶族自治县
- 小川 Xiǎo chuān ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢ siu2 cyun1 Ogawa (Japanese surname)
- 崇川 Chóng chuān ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ sung4 cyun1 see 崇川区
大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
地
- 内地 內地 nèi dì ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ noi6 dei6 inland
- 胜地 勝地 shèng dì ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ sing3 dei6 well-known scenic spot
- 原地 yuán dì ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jyun4 dei6 (in) the original place
- 各地 gè dì ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧˋ gok3 dei6 in all parts of (a country)
- 园地 園地 yuán dì ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ jyun4 dei6 garden area
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- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 地上 dì shang ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤ dei6 soeng6 on the ground
- 地下 dì xià ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dei6 haa6 underground
- 地主 dì zhǔ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ dei6 zyu2 landlord
- 地位 dì wèi ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ dei6 wai6 position
- 地势 地勢 dì shì ㄉㄧˋ ㄕˋ dei6 sai3 terrain
- 地区 地區 dì qū ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ dei6 keoi1 region; area (informal or geographical term)
- 地名 dì míng ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ dei6 meng2 place name
- 地图 地圖 dì tú ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ dei6 tou4 map
- 地址 dì zhǐ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˇ dei6 zi2 address
- 地域 dì yù ㄉㄧˋ ㄩˋ dei6 wik6 area
- 地带 地帶 dì dài ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ dei6 daai3 zone
- 地形 dì xíng ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ dei6 jing4 topography
- 地摊 地攤 dì tān ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄢ dei6 taan1 roadside stall
- 地方 dì fāng ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ dei6 fong1 region
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
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 海纳百川 海納百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ hoi2 naap6 baak3 cyun1 all rivers run into the sea
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
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- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 不败之地 不敗之地 bù bài zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 (idiom) invincible position
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- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 出人头地 出人頭地 chū rén tóu dì ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
- 弹丸之地 彈丸之地 dàn wán zhī dì ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ daan6 jyun2 zi1 dei6 (idiom) tiny speck of land; small area
- 地大物博 dì dà wù bó ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ dei6 daai6 mat6 bok3 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 地利人和 dì lì rén hé ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
- 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ ding2 tin1 laap6 dei6 lit. able to support both heaven and earth