HSK Guide

四 sì — four

sì (fourth tone, falling)si4

four

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardnumeral
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Meanings

  1. four

    The number 4. It sounds close to 死 sǐ "to die", which is why some buildings in China skip the fourth floor much as Western ones skip the thirteenth.

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Example sentences

  • 今天是四号。今天是四號。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) sì (fourth tone, falling) hào. (fourth tone, falling)···

    Today is the fourth.

  • 四个苹果多少钱？四個蘋果多少錢？Sì (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) píngguǒ (second tone, rising) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···

    How much for four apples?

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