五 wǔ

five; surname

HSK 1 #279

DEFINITIONS

  • five
  • surname
  • five
  • 5

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摩西五經 mó xī wǔ jīng the Pentateuch; the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
新五代史 xīn wǔ dài shǐ Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
日月五星 rì yuè wǔ xīng sun, moon and the five visible planets
春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[Qi2 Huan2 gong1], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[Song4 Xiang1 gong1] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[Yue4 wang2 Gou1 Jian4]
王五 wáng wǔ Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
王老五 wáng lǎo wǔ lit. fifth child of the Wangs; bachelor
现代五项 xiàn dài wǔ xiàng modern pentathlon
現代五項 xiàn dài wǔ xiàng modern pentathlon
畢宿五 bì xiù wǔ Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri
目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
禅门五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
禪門五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
禮拜五 lǐ bài wǔ Friday
端五 duān wǔ variant of 端午[Duan1 wu3]
第五个现代化 dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化
第五個現代化 dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化
第五纵队 dì wǔ zòng duì fifth column (subversive group)
第五縱隊 dì wǔ zòng duì fifth column (subversive group)
第五类 dì wǔ lèi category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
第五類 dì wǔ lèi category 5; CAT 5 (cable)
红五星旗 hóng wǔ xīng qí name of the flag of the People's Republic of China
紅五星旗 hóng wǔ xīng qí name of the flag of the People's Republic of China
红五类 hóng wǔ lèi the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
紅五類 hóng wǔ lèi the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
自干五 zì gān wǔ (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])
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