四更
sì gēng
Pinyin

Definition

四更
 - 
sì gēng
  1. fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
shí sì
  1. 1 fourteen
  2. 2 14

Idioms (20)

传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
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)