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title: "Sizhou Meaning: 四周 (sìzhōu) Means “all around”"
description: "四周 (sìzhōu) means “all around; surroundings”. Hear its tones, see what 四 and 周 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sizhou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 四周 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

四周 sìzhōu

## all around; surroundings

## Its characters

1. 四 sì four
2. 周 zhōu week

## In a sentence

房子四周种满了花。 Flowers are planted all around the house.

曹操跑到乌林，看看**四周**没有人，大笑起来：“都说周瑜和孔明很会想办法，我看也不怎么样！

From [华容道 · The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16#library-word-370-372)

[More about 四周](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%9B%E5%91%A8)

## More words with 四 or 周

- [四处 sìchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sichu)
- [四方 sìfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sifang)
- [四肢 sìzhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sizhi)
- [众所周知 zhòngsuǒ-zhōuzhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongsuozhouzhi)
- [周边 zhōubiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhoubian)
- [周到 zhōudào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhoudao)
- [周末 zhōumò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhoumo)
- [周年 zhōunián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhounian)
- [周期 zhōuqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhouqi)
- [周岁 zhōusuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhousui)

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