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四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

from all directions; everywhere

Character by character

四sì
four
面miàn
sides
八bā
eight
方fāng
directions

Example

游客从四面八方赶来看灯会。
Visitors poured in from all over to see the lantern fair.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Typical frames are 来自四面八方 and 从四面八方赶来.

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