四面
sì miàn
Pinyin

Definition

四面
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sì miàn
  1. all sides

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
yī miàn
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 one aspect
  3. 3 simultaneously... (and...)
  4. 4 one's whole face
shì miàn
  1. 1 aspects of society
  2. 2 the world
jiǎ miàn
  1. 1 mask
cè miàn
  1. 1 lateral side
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 aspect
  4. 4 profile
quán miàn
  1. 1 all-around
  2. 2 comprehensive
  3. 3 total
  4. 4 overall
lěng miàn
  1. 1 grim
  2. 2 stern
  3. 3 harsh
chū miàn
  1. 1 to appear personally
  2. 2 to step in
  3. 3 to step forth
  4. 4 to show up

Idioms (20)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea

Sample Sentences

嗯,我见过。和你有一样的感觉。不过四合院的起源比石库门早很多。我看书上说,四合院元朝就有了。它之所以叫四合院,是因为房屋是由东西南北四面包围,呈口字形, 中间是花园。大片的四合院中间的通道叫胡同。唉,你知道石库门的起源吗?
ng4 ,wǒ jiàn guo 。hé nǐ yǒu yíyàng de gǎnjué 。bùguò sìhéyuàn de qǐyuán bǐ shíkùmén zǎo hěn duō 。wǒ kàn shūshàng shuō ,sìhéyuàn Yuáncháo jiù yǒu le 。tā zhīsuǒyǐ jiào sìhéyuàn ,shì yīnwèi fángwū shì yóu dōngxīnánběi sìmiàn bāowéi ,chéng kǒu zì xíng , zhōngjiān shì huāyuán 。dàpiàn de sìhéyuàn zhōngjiàn de tōngdào jiào hútòng 。āi ,nǐ zhīdao shíkùmén de qǐyuán ma ?
Yes, I’ve seen those. I agree with you. Siheyuan have a much older origin than shikumen. According to a book that I read, they date back to the Yuan Dynasty. They got their name because the rooms are surrounded on four sides by walls, forming a square shape. The garden is in the center. The lanes running through blocks of siheyuan are called hutong. Do you know the origin of shikumen?
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