四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

extending in every direction (of roads and transport)

Character by character

四sì
four

通tōng
through

八bā
eight

达dá
reach

这座城市的地铁四通八达，去哪儿都方便。

The city’s metro runs everywhere; getting anywhere is easy.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 3 · HSK 5: 高铁与春运 (High-speed rail and the New Year rush)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.