Meaning of 四书
四书 means the Four Books (the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, and Mencius). Pronounced sì shū.
- the Four Books (the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, and Mencius)
Definitions & Examples
Sì四
shū书
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
Rú儒
jiā家
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
。
The Four Books are the most important classics of ancient Chinese Confucianism.
Zhū朱
Xī熹
wèi为
Sì四
shū书
zuò作
le了
jí集
zhù注
，
chēng称
wéi为
《
Sì四
shū书
zhāng章
jù句
jí集
zhù注
》
。
Zhu Xi compiled annotations for the Four Books, known as the 'Collected Commentaries on the Four Books'.
Cóng从
Sòng宋
dài代
kāi开
shǐ始
，
Sì四
shū书
chéng成
wéi为
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
shì试
de的
bì必
dú读
shū书
mù目
。
Beginning with the Song Dynasty, the Four Books became required reading for the imperial civil examinations.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
shú熟
dú读
Sì四
shū书
Wǔ五
jīng经
，
dǎ打
xià下
le了
zā扎
shi实
de的
guó国
xué学
jī基
chǔ础
。
He studied the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly from childhood, establishing a solid foundation in classical Chinese learning.
Measure Words
部/ bù
Primary
套/ tào