四方 sìfāng four-way
four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere
How to remember 四方: 四 four + 方 direction = four-way.
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How it is used
- The four directions / all around, or square-shaped - 来自四方 (láizì sìfāng) coming from all directions; 四方桌 (sìfāng zhuō) a square table.
- Two senses: everywhere/all sides, and four-sided. In 四面八方 it stresses 'everywhere'. Neutral/literary.