五
Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一 Radical: 二
meaning for 五 wǔ:
- - five
- - 55-1 (May 1st)five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)myriad
- - all kinds of
- - all sorts offive (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
- - multicoloredall the colors in profusion (idiom)
- - a garish display
tā她
jīngtōng精通
wǔ五
zhòng种
yǔyán语言
。
She is proficient in five languages.
měitiān每天
shàngbān上班
wǒ我
dōu都
yào要
zuòdiàntī坐电梯
shàng上
wǔ五
lóu楼
。
Every day I have to take the elevator to the fifth floor to go to work.
zài在
yùnshū运输
zhōng中
yào要
yǔnxǔ允许
yǒu有
bǎifēn百分
zhī之
wǔ五
de的
sǔnhàoliáng损耗量
。
You must allow for five per cent wastage in transit.
zhège这个
fángjiān房间
de的
kuāndù宽度
chāoguò超过
wǔ五
mǐ米
。
The width of this room exceeds five meters.
tā他
ràozhe绕着
guǎngchǎng广场
pǎo跑
le了
wǔ五
quān圈
。
He ran five laps around the square.