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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More words with these characters
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 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
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[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
- 伊川 Yī chuān ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢ ji1 cyun1 see 伊川縣|伊川县[Yi1 chuan1 Xian4]
- 冰川 bīng chuān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ bing1 cyun1 glacier
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
- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
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
- 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)
- 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
- 一马平川一馬平川 yī mǎ píng chuān ㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 maa5 ping4 cyun1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)