四野 (sì yě) — open countryside, vast fields (in all directions)
Definition
A literary/书面 word for the open countryside stretching to the horizon in all four directions — a single sweeping view, not a specific place. Far more formal than everyday words like 农村 or 田野.
noun
open countrysidevast fields (in all directions)
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Examples
- ，四野。Qiū shōu shí jié, sì yě yí piàn jīn huáng.During the harvest season, the open countryside is a sea of gold.
- ，四野。Zhàn huǒ guò hòu, sì yě huāng wú rén yān.After the war, the vast fields became desolate and uninhabited.
- ，四野。Zhàn zài shān diān, sì yě jìn shōu yǎn dǐ.Standing on the mountaintop, one can take in the entire open countryside.
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