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四大发明
sì dà fā míng
What 四大发明 means
- the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, traditionally regarded as the four major inventions of ancient China)
The characters in 四大发明
- 四sìfour; 4
- 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
- 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
- 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
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