# 朝三暮四 (zhāosānmùsì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 朝三暮四 (zhāosānmùsì) means “fickle and indecisive”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fickle and indecisive
- Pinyin: zhāosānmùsì (zhao1 san1 mu4 si4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 做事不能朝三暮四。
  Zuòshì bù néng zhāosānmùsì.
  One shouldn't be fickle in doing things.

## Characters

- [朝](https://hanziro.com/word/chao-imperial-or-royal/) (cháo): imperial or royal court; government
- [三](https://hanziro.com/word/san-three/) (sān): three
- 暮 (mù): evening; sunset
- [四](https://hanziro.com/word/si-four/) (sì): four

https://hanziro.com/word/zhao-san-mu-si-fickle-and-indecisive/

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