四面八方 sìmiàn-bāfāng all directions
(idiom) all directions; all around
How to remember 四面八方: 四 four + 面 face + 八 eight + 方 direction = all directions.
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How it is used
- Idiom: all directions, everywhere - 人们从四面八方赶来 (rénmen cóng sìmiàn-bāfāng gǎnlái) people rushed in from all around.
- Stresses people or things converging from/spreading to every direction. More about origin/spread than 四通八达 (network connectivity). Common.