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四海

sì hǎi

2-character word

What 四海 means

1. (fig.) the whole world

The characters in 四海

• 四sìfour; 4
• 海hǎiocean; sea; great number of people or things

Example sentences

• 他们的目标和活动的主要思想是真正的四海一家和各民族的普遍公正。
  Tāmen de mùbiāo hé huódòng de zhǔyào sīxiǎng shì zhēnzhèng de sì hǎi yījiā hé gè mínzú de pǔbiàn gōngzhèng.
  Their goal and activating main idea was indeed brotherhood and justice among the peoples.

Words starting with 四海

• 四海升平sì hǎi shēng píng(idiom) the whole world is at peace
• 四海为家sì hǎi wéi jiāto regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere…
• 四海飘零sì hǎi piāo língdrifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
• 四海之内皆兄弟sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dìall men are brothers

Words containing 四海

• 五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎiall parts of the country
• 名扬四海míng yáng sì hǎito become known far and wide (idiom); famous
• 扬名四海yáng míng sì hǎiknown throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
• 目空四海mù kōng sì hǎithe eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant; condescending…
• 放之四海而皆准fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔnapplicable anywhere (idiom)