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第四台
dì sì tái
Pinyin
Definition
第四台
-
dì sì tái
fourth channel
(in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
Character Decomposition
第
⺮
弓
丨
㇒
四
囗
儿
台
厶
口
Related Words
(20)
四
sì
1
four
2
4
第
dì
1
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
2
order
3
(old) rank in the imperial examinations
4
mansion
5
(literary) but
6
just
第一
dì yī
1
first
2
number one
3
primary
第二
dì èr
1
second
2
number two
3
next
4
secondary
十四
shí sì
1
fourteen
2
14
四十
sì shí
1
forty
2
40
四周
sì zhōu
1
all around
四射
sì shè
1
to radiate all around
四川
Sì chuān
1
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四月
Sì yuè
1
April
2
fourth month (of the lunar year)
四处
sì chù
1
all over the place
2
everywhere and all directions
星期四
Xīng qī sì
1
Thursday
第五
dì wǔ
1
fifth
周四
Zhōu sì
1
Thursday
三从四德
sān cóng sì dé
1
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu
1
friends
2
cronies
不三不四
bù sān bù sì
1
dubious
2
shady
3
neither one thing nor the other
4
neither fish nor fowl
5
nondescript
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
1
forgetful
2
empty-headed
二十四史
Èr shí sì Shǐ
1
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
2
fig. a long and complicated story
五四
wǔ sì
1
fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
Idioms
(20)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
1
four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
1
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
1
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
2
fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2
complete lack of unity
3
to disintegrate
4
falling apart
5
to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2
this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
1
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
1
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
1
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
1
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2
fig. very poor
3
wretched
巴三览四
bā sān lǎn sì
1
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
1
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
2
Tom, Dick and Harry
Sample Sentences