How to say “four” in Chinese
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“Four” in Chinese is 四, sì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
四 is read sì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “四”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 四. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 一二三四五yī,èr,sān,sì,wǔOne, two, three, four, five.
- 我家有四口人wǒjiāyǒusìkǒurénThere are four people in my family.
- 我想在这儿住三四天wǒxiǎngzàizhèrzhùsānsìtiānI’d like to stay here three or four days.
- 这儿一年四季都很热。zhèryìniánsìjìdōuhěnrèIt's hot here all year round.
- 我一年四季都跑步wǒyìniánsìjìdōupǎobùI run all year round.
- 我今天有四节课wǒjīntiānyǒusìjiékèI have four classes today.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Counting to five”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “four” in Chinese?
“Four” in Chinese is 四, pinyin sì.
What does 四 mean?
四 (sì) means “four”.
How do you write 四?
四 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 四?
四 is read sì. Tones: sì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“four” in the lesson “Counting to five”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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