四方
sì fāng
Pinyin

Definition

四方
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sì fāng
  1. four-way
  2. four-sided
  3. in all directions
  4. everywhere

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
官方
guān fāng
  1. 1 government
  2. 2 official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
  1. 1 counterpart
  2. 2 other person involved
  3. 3 opposite side
  4. 4 other side
  5. 5 receiving party
方
Fāng
  1. 1 surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 suitable
  3. 3 to facilitate
  4. 4 to make things easy
  5. 5 having money to spare
  6. 6 (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
  1. 1 way
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 mode
  5. 5 pattern
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
  1. 1 underneath
  2. 2 below
  3. 3 the underside
  4. 4 world of mortals
  5. 5 to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
  1. 1 the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River
十四
shí sì
  1. 1 fourteen
  2. 2 14
南方
nán fāng
  1. 1 south
  2. 2 the southern part of the country
  3. 3 the South

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
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
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
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
  1. 1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

Sample Sentences

这不是想逗你开心嘛。其实我也不信这些的，不过我奶奶信，像什么“男人嘴大吃四方，女人嘴大吃钱粮，喜鹊报喜，乌鸦报忧等等，差不多对每件事都有她的一套说法。
zhè bù shì xiǎng dòu nǐ kāixīn ma 。qíshí wǒ yě bùxìn zhèxiē de ，bùguò wǒ nǎinai xìn ，xiàng shénme “nánrén zuǐdà chī sìfāng，nǚrén zuǐdà chi ，xǐquè bàoxǐ，wūyā bàoyōu děngděng ，chàbuduō duì měi jiàn shì dōu yǒu tā de yītào shuōfa 。
I'm not just fooling with you. Actually, I don't believe in this stuff, either. But my grandma believes them, stuff like ''A man with big lips will eat a lot, a woman with big lips will spend a lot." ''Magpies report good news, crows report bad." She has something to say about nearly everything that happens.
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