朝三暮四 meaning in English
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive
HSK 7-934 strokes
Meaning of 朝三暮四
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhāosānmùsì
- lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- indecisive
- to blow hot and cold
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朝 cháo · imperial or royal court · 12 strokes
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三 sān · three · 3 strokes
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暮 mù · dusk · 14 strokes
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四 sì · four · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 朝三暮四.
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again; again and again |
| 四周 | sìzhōu | all around |
| 四处 | sìchù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì | (loanword) sandwich |
| 朝着 | cháozhe | towards |
| 三角 | sānjiǎo | triangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1 jiao3 xue2]) |
| 有朝一日 | yǒuzhāo-yīrì | one day; sometime in the future |
| 四季 | sìjì | four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] |
| 四面八方 | sìmiàn-bāfāng | (idiom) all directions; all around |
| 接二连三 | jiē'èr-liánsān | (idiom) one after another; in quick succession |
| 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty; reign (of a king) |
| 三维 | sānwéi | three-dimensional; 3D |
Questions about 朝三暮四
What does 朝三暮四 mean?
朝三暮四 (zhāosān-mùsì) means "lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive".
How do you write 朝三暮四?
朝三暮四 is made of 4 characters: 朝 (12 strokes), 三 (3 strokes), 暮 (14 strokes), 四 (5 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.
Is 朝三暮四 an HSK word?
Yes. 朝三暮四 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.