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四面八方 (sì miàn bā fāng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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四面八方 (sì miàn bā fāng): All directions / from all sides — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

四面八方 consists of 4 characters.

face, surface, side

square; honest; just now

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 四面八方.

Words with 四

四周sì zhōu
四处sì chù
四季sì jì
四方sì fāng
四肢sì zhī
四合院sì hé yuàn
丢三落四diū sān là sì
五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎi

Words with 面

前面qián miànHSK 1
后面hòu miànHSK 1
面条miàn tiáoHSK 2
见面jiàn miànHSK 3
面包miàn bāoHSK 3
对面duì miànHSK 4
方面fāng miànHSK 4
表面biǎo miànHSK 5

Words with 八

八卦bā guà
八成bā chéng
七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shé
乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo
五花八门wǔ huā bā mén
四通八达sì tòng bā dá
横七竖八héng qī shù bā

Words with 方

北方běi fāngHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
方便fāng biànHSK 3
方向fāng xiàngHSK 4
方式fāng shìHSK 4
方法fāng fǎHSK 4
方面fāng miànHSK 4
大方

dà fang

HSK 5

How to Use 四面八方 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 四面八方 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith都是

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

dōu都

shì是

neutralSpoken

everything is all around

Adjective + Nounwith人

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

de的

rén人

Verb + Complementwith传向

chuán传

xiàng向

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

Verb + Idiomwith来自

lái来

zì自

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

Example Sentences with 四面八方

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

cóng从

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng

neutral

people from all directions

neutral

spread to all directions

neutral

come from all directions

方

fēi飞

lái来

。

Birds are flying in from all directions.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

wēi危

jī机

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

tuán团

jié结

lái来

zì自

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

de的

lì力

liàng量

。

Facing the sudden crisis, we must unite the forces from all directions.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

chá察

jué觉

dào到

，

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

de的

yú舆

lùn论

yā压

lì力

zhèng正

zài在

xiàng向

wǒ我

men们

yǒng涌

lái来

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that public opinion pressure from all sides is surging towards us?

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xiāo消

xī息

hěn很

kuài快

chuán传

dào到

le了

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

。

The news quickly spread to all directions.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

bèi被

lái来

zì自

sì四

miàn面

bā八

wèi为

le了

shōu收

jí集

zhèng证

jù据

，

diào调

chá查

rén

jié节

rì日

qī期

jiān间

，

rén人

men们

cóng从

sì四

miàn

zhè这

jiā家

xīn新

kāi开

de的

cān餐

tīng厅

kǒu口

bēi碑

hěn

fāng方

de的

zhì质

yí疑

shēng声

suǒ所

dòng动

yáo摇

，

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

pàn判

duàn断

。

He was not swayed by the doubts from all sides and still insisted on his own judgment.

人

yuán员

cóng从

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

diào调

qǔ取

le了

dà大

liàng量

de的

jiān监

kòng控

lù录

xiàng像

。

In order to collect evidence, investigators retrieved a large amount of surveillance footage from all directions.

面

bā八

fāng方

gǎn赶

lái来

cān参

jiā加

qìng庆

zhù祝

huó活

dòng动

。

During the festival, people came from all directions to participate in the celebrations.

很

hǎo好

，

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

sì四

miàn面

bā八

fāng方

de的

shí食

kè客

qián前

lái来

pǐn品

cháng尝

。

This newly opened restaurant has a good reputation and attracts diners from all directions to come and taste.