the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
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abbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化[], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Shikoku (dog)
all around / on all sides / encircled
all the borders
four bare walls
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[], 大辯論|大辩论[], 大字報|大字报[] (PRC)
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[]
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, traditionally regarded as the four major inventions of ancient China)
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom) / this world is an illusion
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[] at Tianshui, Gansu
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[]
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
four seasons like spring / favorable climate throughout the year
green bean / French bean / runner bean
four seasons beancurd
"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows / see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运动[]
to radiate all around
everything steady and stable (idiom) / overcautious and unimaginary
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子[], belles-lettres 集
the top four
semifinals
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
(math.) to round up or down / to round off
to scatter in all directions
see 方帽[]
a slow march
square-jawed face
nearby regions
First Sunday of Lent
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
the four seasons, namely: spring 春[], summer 夏[], autumn 秋[] and winter 冬[]
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
four of a kind / quads (poker)
fourth / four times / quartic
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
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