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四大

sì dà

2-character word

What 四大 means

1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, {大鸣大放|dà míng dà fàng}, {大辩论|dà biàn lùn}, {大字报|dà zì bào} (PRC)

The characters in 四大

• 四sìfour; 4
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐

Example sentences

• 中国的四大名着是《西游记》《三国演义》《水浒传》和《红楼梦》。
  The Four Great Classical Novels of China are Journey to the West (西遊記, Xī Yóu Jì), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義, Sānguó Yǎnyì), Water Margin (水滸傳, Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), and Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢, Hóng Lóu Mèng).

Words starting with 四大

• 四大名著sì dà míng zhùthe Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦
• 四大天王sì dà tiān wángthe four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of…
• 四大发明sì dà fā míngthe Four Great Inventions…
• 四大皆空sì dà jiē kōnglit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion
• 四大盆地sì dà pén dìfour great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar…
• 四大石窟sì dà shí kūthe four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟
• 四大美女sì dà měi nǚthe four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施
• 四大须生sì dà xū shēngFour great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 马连良, Tan Fuying 谭富英, Yang Baosen…
• 四大佛教名山Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shānFour Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in…

Words containing 四大

• 宋四大书Sòng sì dà shūFour great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the…
• 元曲四大家Yuán qǔ Sì Dà jiāFour Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿
• 元诗四大家Yuán shī sì dà jiāthe four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集
• 六朝四大家Liù Cháo Sì Dà jiāFour Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不兴
• 唐初四大家Táng chū Sì Dà jiāFour Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南
• 杂剧四大家Zá jù Sì Dà jiāFour Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿
• 北宋四大部书Běi Sòng sì dà bù shūFour great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the…
• 江南四大才子Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐFour great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen…