四十
sì shí
Pinyin

Definition

四十
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sì shí
  1. forty
  2. 40

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
十
shí
  1. 1 ten
  2. 2 10
十二
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12
十分
shí fēn
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
  5. 5 absolutely
  6. 6 hundred percent
  7. 7 to divide into ten equal parts
四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 lack of sticking power
  4. 4 short attention span

Sample Sentences

粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。
The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.
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嗯，结果就是有一千七百四十万人同意英国脱离欧盟，占总投票人数的百分之五十一点九，不同意英国脱离欧盟的人数，占了总投票人数的百分之四十八点一，同意脱欧派以微弱的优势胜出。
ng4 ，jiéguǒ jiùshì yǒu yīqiānqībǎisìshíwàn rén tóngyì Yīngguó tuōlí Ōuméng ，zhàn zǒng tóupiàorén shù de bǎifēnzhī wǔshíyīdiǎnjiǔ ，bùtóngyì Yīngguó tuōlí Ōuméng de rénshù ，zhàn le zǒng tóupiào rénshù de bǎi fēnzhī sìshíbādiǎnyī ，tóngyì tuōōu pài yǐ wēiruò de yōushì shèngchū 。
Yeah, and in the end 17.4 million people voted for Brexit, accounting for 51.9% of voters. Those who didn't agree with a UK exit from the EU accounted for 48.1% of voters, giving Brexit a slim victory.
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有百分之四十一点七的应届毕业生认为，找工作时最看重的因素是“工作是我实现个人价值的重要部分”，有百分之二十六点九七的应届毕业生认为“工作必须符合我的兴趣，做人开心最重要”。
yǒu bǎifēnzhī sìshíyī diǎn qī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi ，zhǎo gōngzuò shí zuì kànzhòng de yīnsù shì “gōngzuò shì wǒ shíxiàn gèrén jiàzhí de zhòngyào bùfen ”，yǒu bǎifēnzhī èrshíliù diǎn jiǔqī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi “gōngzuò bìxū fúhé wǒ de xìngqù ，zuòrén kāixīn zuì zhòngyào ”。
41.7% of recent graduates believe that the most important factor in finding a job is that "work plays an important role to achieve their personal value." 26.97% of recent graduates think that "work must be in line with my interests, and happiness is most important."
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巴西政府官员三日宣布，资助国博二百四十万美元，用于重建。
Bāxī zhèngfǔ guānyuán sānrì xuānbù ，zīzhù guóbó èr bǎi sìshí wàn Měiyuán ，yòngyú chóngjiàn 。
Brazilian government officials announced on the 3rd that they would fund US$2.4 million for reconstruction of the museum.
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养殖的，四十块钱一斤。
yǎngzhí de ，sìshí kuài qián yī jīn 。
That one is farmed, so it’s RMB40 per jin.
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印度人最多，大概四十个左右。
Yìndù rén zuì duō ，dàgài sìshí gè zuǒyòu 。
There are more Indians, at around 40.
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好，一共四十块钱。
hǎo ，yīgòng sìshí kuàiqián 。
OK, that's 40 yuan.
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