Meaning of 四面八方
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sìmiànbāfāng
- (idiom) all directions; all around
Stroke order for each character
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四 sì · four · 5 strokes
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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes
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八 bā · eight · 2 strokes
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方 fāng · square · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 四面八方.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 南方 | nánfāng | south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of |
| 北方 | běifāng | north; the northern part a country |
Questions about 四面八方
What does 四面八方 mean?
四面八方 (sìmiàn-bāfāng) means "(idiom) all directions; all around".
How do you write 四面八方?
四面八方 is made of 4 characters: 四 (5 strokes), 面 (9 strokes), 八 (2 strokes), 方 (4 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 四面八方 an HSK word?
Yes. 四面八方 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.