五

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What 五 means

five; 5

Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一

Made of 二

Words with 五

• 第五dì wǔfifth
• 星期五xīng qī wǔFriday
• 周五zhōu wǔFriday
• 五十wǔ shífifty
• 十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
• 五月wǔ yuèMay; fifth month (of the lunar year)
• 五号wǔ hàothe fifth; fifth day of a month
• 五金店wǔ jīn diànhardware store; ironmonger's store
• 礼拜五lǐ bài wǔFriday
• 五星级wǔ xīng jífive-star (hotel)
• 五星wǔ xīngthe five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
• 五金wǔ jīnmetal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金银铜铁锡

五 in a sentence

• 我建议我们星期五出去玩。

  wǒ jiàn yì wǒ men xīng qī wǔ chū qù wán 。

  I suggest that we go out on Friday.

• 博物馆周一到周五开门。

  bó wù guǎn zhōu yī dào zhōu wǔ kāi mén 。

  The museum is open from Monday to Friday.

• 我还要等五分钟。

  wǒ hái yào děng wǔ fēn zhōng 。

  I'll wait another five minutes.

• 五点以前你必须在车站。

  wǔ diǎn yǐ qián nǐ bì xū zài chē zhàn 。

  You must be at the station by 5 o'clock.

• 我已经学习了五年的英文。

  wǒ yǐ jīng xué xí le wǔ nián de yīng wén 。

  I've studied English for five years.

Characters that sound like 五

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