四大 meaning in English

sìdà

the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)

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Meaning of 四大

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sìdà
  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, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)

四大 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

中zhōng国guó的de四sì大dà名míng著zhù是shì《西xī游yóu记jì》《三sān国guó演yǎn义yì》《水shuǐ浒hǔ传zhuàn》和hé《红hóng楼lóu梦mèng》。
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).

Stroke order for each character

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四 sì · four · 5 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes

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  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 四大.

大学dàxuéuniversity; college
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family
大人dàrenadult; grownup
长大zhǎngdàto grow up
大部分dàbùfenthe greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice
大量dàliànggreat amount; large quantity
大多数dàduōshù(great) majority
大海dàhǎisea; ocean
大门dàménentrance; door

Questions about 四大

What does 四大 mean?

四大 (sìdà) means "the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)".

How do you write 四大?

四大 is made of 2 characters: 四 (5 strokes), 大 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.