四 sì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
四通八达
sìtōngbādá
to extend in all directions; well connected
Characters in this word
通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
八 bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
达 dá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 高铁网络四通八达后，沿线小城旅游业迅速发展。 Gāotiě wǎngluò sìtōngbādá hòu, yánxiàn xiǎochéng lǚyóuyè xùnsù fāzhǎn. After the high-speed rail network became well connected in all directions, tourism in the small towns along the line developed rapidly.
- 城市的地铁四通八达，去哪儿都很方便。 Chéngshì de dìtiě sìtōngbādá, qù nǎr dōu hěn fāngbiàn. The city's metro extends in all directions, so going anywhere is very convenient.
- 这座古镇道路四通八达，游人不必担心迷路。 Zhè zuò gǔzhèn dàolù sìtōngbādá, yóurén búbì dānxīn mílù. The roads in this old town extend in all directions, so visitors need not worry about getting lost.
Related words
- 四 sì four
- 四周 sìzhōu all around; surroundings
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details
- 四方 sìfāng the four directions; all sides
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng from all directions; every quarter
- 四肢 sìzhī limbs; the four limbs
- 五湖四海 wǔhúsìhǎi all corners of the country; far and wide
- 朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì to be fickle; to change one's mind constantly
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 普通 pǔtōng ordinary
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Standard Mandarin
- 通 tōng to be open; to connect