四

四 sì in a sentence

Four

Full dictionary entry HSK 1 43 sentences

四 (sì) means Four. Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

现在 四 点。

Xiànzài sì diǎn.

It is four o'clock now.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 四

我家有 四 口人。

Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.

There are four people in my family.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 家

这里 四 季分明。

Zhèlǐ sìjì fēnmíng.

The four seasons here are clearly distinct.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分明

一年有 四 个季节。

Yì nián yǒu sì gè jìjié.

There are four seasons in a year.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 季节

中文有 四 个声调。

Zhōngwén yǒu sì ge shēngdiào.

Chinese has four tones.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 声调

他觉得 四 肢无力。

Tā juéde sìzhī wúlì.

He felt weak in all his limbs.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 四肢

请把蛋糕分成 四 块。

Qǐng bǎ dàngāo fēnchéng sì kuài.

Please divide the cake into four pieces.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 分

今天上午有 四 节课。

Jīntiān shàngwǔ yǒu sì jié kè.

There are four classes this morning.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 节

这个盆地 四 面环山。

Zhège péndì sìmiàn huán shān.

This basin is ringed by mountains on all sides.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盆地

温带地区 四 季分明。

Wēndài dìqū sìjì fēnmíng.

The temperate zone has four distinct seasons.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 温带

我们班分成了 四 个组。

Wǒmen bān fēn chéng le sì ge zǔ.

Our class was divided into four groups.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 组

他警惕地看了看 四 周。

Tā jǐngtì de kàn le kàn sìzhōu.

He looked warily about him.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 警惕

考试一共有 四 个科目。

Kǎoshì yígòng yǒu sì ge kēmù.

The exam has four subjects in all.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 科目

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From the graded readers

四 个小时以后,火车到了上海。

sì gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, huǒchē dàole shànghǎi.

Four hours later the train arrived in Shanghai.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai

它在 四 楼,每天上楼有点儿累。

tā zài sì lóu, měitiān shàng lóu yǒudiǎn ér lèi / léi / lěi.

It's on the fourth floor, so going up is a bit tiring.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room

她手里拿着 四 五个很重的袋子。

tā shǒulǐ názhe sì wǔ gè hěn zhòng / chóng de / dì dàizi.

She was holding four or five heavy bags.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger

第二天早上 四 点,我们就起床了。

dì'èr tiān zǎoshang sì diǎn, wǒmen jiù qǐchuáng le / liǎo / liào.

On the second morning we got up at four.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends

到公司的时候,已经八点 四 十了。

dào gōngsī de / dì shíhou, yǐjīng bā diǎn sìshí le / liǎo / liào.

When I got to the office it was already 8:40.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work

我说:“ 四 年就这么点儿东西?”

wǒ shuō:" sìnián jiù zhème diǎn ér dōngxī?"

I said, "Four years and that's all you've got?"

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye

她只回了 四 个字:“早就没事了。”

tā zhī huí le / liǎo / liào sì gè zì:" zǎo jiù méi shì le / liǎo / liào."

She replied with four words: "It was fine long ago."

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding

我家有 四 个人:爸爸、妈妈、哥哥和我。

wǒ jiā yǒu sì gèrén: bàba, māma, gēge hé wǒ.

There are four people in my family: dad, mum, my older brother and me.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family

那家公司在市中心,坐地铁要 四 十分钟。

nà / nèi jiā gōngsī zài shì zhōngxīn, zuò dìtiě yāo sìshí fēnzhōng.

The company is in the city centre, forty minutes by underground.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview

照片上有 四 个年轻人,站在一棵大树下面。

zhàopiàn shàng yǒu sì gè niánqīngrén, zhàn zài yī kē dàshù xiàmian.

There were four young people in it, standing under a big tree.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph

那条消息是她十 四 岁的弟弟发的,本来是开玩笑。

nà / nèi tiáo xiāoxi shì tā shísì suì de / dì dìdi fā de / dì, běnlái shì kāiwánxiào.

The message had been sent by her fourteen-year-old brother, as a joke.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding

四 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

Words that contain 四

Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.

Questions about 四

How is 四 used in a sentence?

This page shows 43 sentences using 四 (sì, "Four"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 四 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 四 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 四 an HSK word?

Yes — 四 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 四?

The dictionary page for 四 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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