四
面
八
方

In all directions in Chinese: 四面八方 (sì miàn bā fāng)

sì miàn bā fāng

in all directions

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in all directions
  2. 2all around
  3. 3far and near

Stroke order

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四
面
八
方

Zhuyin

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ㄙˋ

sì

ㄙ/ sˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄚ

bā

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄈㄤ

fāng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 四面八方 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 游客从四面八方赶来看表演。

    yóu kè cóng sì miàn bā fāng gǎn lái kàn biǎo yǎn。

    Tourists rushed in from all directions to watch the show.

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Related words

八

bā

eight

四

sì

four

方

fāng

square

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

北方

běi fāng

north

地方

dì fāng

region

方便

fāng biàn

convenient

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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