四面

sìmiàn

noun #23,935

Meanings

1 all four sides
2 all directions
3 all around

Characters

side / face / direction

Examples

HSK 4

四面都是山，风景很美。

Sìmiàn dōu shì shān, fēngjǐng hěn měi.

There are mountains on all sides; the scenery is beautiful.

HSK 6

他们四面受敌，无路可逃。

Tāmen sìmiàn shòu dí, wú lù kě táo.

They were surrounded by enemies on all sides with no way to escape.

Tips

usage

四面 often appears in set phrases: 四面八方 (in all directions), 四面楚歌 (besieged on all sides, from the story of Xiang Yu's last stand).

Stroke Order

四 sì

面 miàn