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  1. 1. five
  2. 2. 5

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Words Containing 五

三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì

over and over again (idiom)

五星级
wǔ xīng jí

five-star (hotel)

五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén

myriad

五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè

multicolored

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí

lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

一推六二五
yī tuī liù èr wǔ

1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)

一退六二五
yī tuì liù èr wǔ

see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]

三下五除二
sān xià wǔ chú èr

three, set five remove two (abacus rule)

三不五时
sān bù wǔ shí

frequently

三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún

in groups of three or four (idiom)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn

to order again and again (idiom)

三五
sān wǔ

several

三侠五义
sān xiá wǔ yì

Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

三皇五帝
sān huáng wǔ dì

three sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng] and five emperors 五帝[wǔ dì] of myth and legend

三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom)

上下五千年
shàng xià wǔ qiān nián

Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]

二一添作五
èr yī tiān zuò wǔ

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)

二十五史
èr shí wǔ shǐ

twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)

二百五
èr bǎi wǔ

idiot

五一
wǔ yī

5-1 (May 1st)

五七
wǔ qī

memorial activity 35 days after a person's death

五世
wǔ shì

the fifth (of series of numbered kings)

五五
wǔ wǔ

50-50

五人墓碑记
wǔ rén mù bēi jì

Five tombstone inscriptions (1628), written by Zhang Pu 張溥|张溥[zhāng pǔ]

五代
wǔ dài

Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China

五代十国
wǔ dài shí guó

Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China

五代史
wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls

五倍子树
wǔ bèi zi shù

Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)

五伦
wǔ lún

the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)

五光十色
wǔ guāng shí sè

bright and multicolored

五分之一
wǔ fēn zhī yī

one fifth

五分熟
wǔ fēn shú

medium (of steak)

五分美金
wǔ fēn měi jīn

nickel

五刑
wǔ xíng

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mò], cutting off the nose 劓[yì], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yuè], castration 宮|宫[gōng], execution 大辟[dà pì]

五加
wǔ jiā

Acanthopanax gracilistylus

五十
wǔ shí

fifty

五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù

lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)

五十肩
wǔ shí jiān

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

五十铃
wǔ shí líng

Isuzu

五卅运动
wǔ sà yùn dòng

anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc

五原
wǔ yuán

Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia

五原县
wǔ yuán xiàn

Wuyuan county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia

五口通商
wǔ kǒu tōng shāng

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

五味
wǔ wèi

the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸

五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán

a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun

五味子
wǔ wèi zǐ

schizandra (Schisandra chinensis)

五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén

with complex feelings (idiom)

五四
wǔ sì

fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

五四爱国运动
wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng

May Fourth Movement

五四运动
wǔ sì yùn dòng

May Fourth Movement

五大三粗
wǔ dà sān cū

burly

五大名山
wǔ dà míng shān

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[huà shān] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[héng shān] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[héng shān] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[sōng shān] in Henan

五大洲
wǔ dà zhōu

five continents

五大湖
wǔ dà hú

Great Lakes

五大连池
wǔ dà lián chí

Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

五大连池市
wǔ dà lián chí shì

Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

五子棋
wǔ zǐ qí

five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)

五官
wǔ guān

five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)

五官端正
wǔ guān duān zhèng

to have regular features

五家渠
wǔ jiā qú

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

五家渠市
wǔ jiā qú shì

Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang

五寨
wǔ zhài

Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

五寨县
wǔ zhài xiàn

Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

五峰
wǔ fēng

Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

五峰土家族自治县
wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

五峰乡
wǔ fēng xiāng

Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

五岭
wǔ lǐng

the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[dà yǔ lǐng], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[dū páng lǐng], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[qí tián lǐng], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[méng zhǔ lǐng] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[yuè chéng lǐng]

五岳
wǔ yuè

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[huà shān] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[héng shān] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[héng shān] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[sōng shān] in Henan

五帝
wǔ dì

the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[huáng dì], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[zhuān xū], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[dì kù], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[táng yáo] and Yu Shun 虞舜[yú shùn]

五常
wǔ cháng

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

五常市
wǔ cháng shì

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

五年计划
wǔ nián jì huà

Five-Year Plan

五度
wǔ dù

five degrees

五形
wǔ xíng

Wuxing - \Five Animals\ - Martial Art

五彩
wǔ cǎi

five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)

五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

五彩宾纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

colorful

五打一
wǔ dǎ yī

to masturbate (slang)

五指
wǔ zhǐ

the five fingers of one's hand

五指山
wǔ zhǐ shān

Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan

五指山市
wǔ zhǐ shān shì

Wuzhishan City, Hainan

五斗柜
wǔ dǒu guì

chest of drawers

五斗米道
wǔ dǒu mǐ dào

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement)

五方
wǔ fāng

the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center

五旬节
wǔ xún jié

Pentecost

五星
wǔ xīng

the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星

五星红旗
wǔ xīng hóng qí

five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)

五月
wǔ yuè

May

五月份
wǔ yuè fèn

May

五月节
wǔ yuè jié

Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)

五权宪法
wǔ quán xiàn fǎ

Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

五步蛇
wǔ bù shé

Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)

五毛
wǔ máo

fifty cents (0.5 RMB)

五毛特效
wǔ máo tè xiào

laughable low-budget special effects

五毛党
wǔ máo dǎng

fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)

五氧化二钒
wǔ yǎng huà èr fán

Vanadium pentoxide V2O5

五河
wǔ hé

Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

五河县
wǔ hé xiàn

Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

五洲
wǔ zhōu

five continents

五凉
wǔ liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi

all parts of the country

五浊
wǔ zhuó

the five impurities (Buddhism)

五灯会元
wǔ dēng huì yuán

Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

五营
wǔ yíng

Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

五营区
wǔ yíng qū

Wuying district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

五环
wǔ huán

five rings

五环会徽
wǔ huán huì huī

Olympic rings

五瘟
wǔ wēn

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

五瘟神
wǔ wēn shén

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

五短身材
wǔ duǎn shēn cái

(of a person) short in stature

五碳糖
wǔ tàn táng

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé táng]

五祖拳
wǔ zǔ quán

Wuzuquan - \Five Ancestors\ - Martial Art

五福临门
wǔ fú lín mén

lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)

五棱镜
wǔ léng jìng

pentaprism

五谷丰登
wǔ gǔ fēng dēng

abundant harvest of all food crops

五笔字型
wǔ bǐ zì xíng

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

五笔编码
wǔ bǐ biān mǎ

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

五笔输入法
wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

五等爵位
wǔ děng jué wèi

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gōng], Marquis 侯[hóu], Count 伯[bó], Viscount 子[zǐ], Baron 男[nán]

五粮液
wǔ liáng yè

Wuliangye liquor

五级士官
wǔ jí shì guān

master sergeant

五结
wǔ jié

Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

五结乡
wǔ jié xiāng

Wujie or Wuchieh Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

五经
wǔ jīng

the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shī jīng], the Book of History 書經|书经[shū jīng], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[yì jīng], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū]

五线谱
wǔ xiàn pǔ

(music) staff

五声音阶
wǔ shēng yīn jiē

pentatonic scale

五股
wǔ gǔ

Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

五股乡
wǔ gǔ xiāng

Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

五胡
wǔ hú

Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[xiōng nú], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[xiān bēi], Jie 羯[jié], Di 氐[dī], Qiang 羌[qiāng], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[wǔ hú shí liù guó]

五胡十六国
wǔ hú shí liù guó

Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

五脏
wǔ zàng

five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xīn], liver 肝[gān], spleen 脾[pí], lungs 肺[fèi] and kidneys 腎|肾[shèn]

五脏六腑
wǔ zàng liù fǔ

five viscera and six bowels (TCM)

五台
wǔ tái

Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

五台山
wǔ tái shān

Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[shān xī], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[wén shū]

五台市
wǔ tái shì

Wutai city in Shanxi

五台县
wǔ tái xiàn

Wutai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

五色
wǔ sè

multicolored

五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

五花大绑
wǔ huā dà bǎng

to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck

五花肉
wǔ huā ròu

pork belly

五花腌猪肉
wǔ huā yān zhū ròu

streaky bacon

五苓散
wǔ líng sǎn

poria five powder

五华
wǔ huá

Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

五华区
wǔ huá qū

Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

五华县
wǔ huá xiàn

Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

五荤
wǔ hūn

(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

五莲
wǔ lián

Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[rì zhào], Shandong

五莲县
wǔ lián xiàn

Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[rì zhào], Shandong

五蕴
wǔ yùn

the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit \skandha\) (Buddhism)

五虎将
wǔ hǔ jiàng

Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠

五号
wǔ hào

the fifth

五号电池
wǔ hào diàn chí

AA battery (PRC)

五行
wǔ xíng

five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水

五行八作
wǔ háng bā zuō

all the trades

五角
wǔ jiǎo

pentagon

五角场
wǔ jiǎo chǎng

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University

五角大楼
wǔ jiǎo dà lóu

the Pentagon

五角形
wǔ jiǎo xíng

pentagon

五角星
wǔ jiǎo xīng

pentagram

五言绝句
wǔ yán jué jù

poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line

五讲四美三热爱
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài

the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)

五辛
wǔ xīn

see 五葷|五荤[wǔ hūn]

五通
wǔ tōng

bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame)

五通桥
wǔ tōng qiáo

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

五通桥区
wǔ tōng qiáo qū

Wutongqiao district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[lè shān shì], Sichuan

五道口
wǔ dào kǒu

Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing

五边形
wǔ biān xíng

pentagon

五金
wǔ jīn

metal hardware (nuts and bolts)

五金店
wǔ jīn diàn

hardware store

五金店铺
wǔ jīn diàn pù

hardware store

五院
wǔ yuàn

the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[xíng zhèng yuàn] Executive Yuan, 立法院[lì fǎ yuàn] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[sī fǎ yuàn] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[kǎo shì yuàn] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[jiān chá yuàn] Control Yuan

五霸
wǔ bà

the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[chūn qiū]

五音
wǔ yīn

five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la

五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán

tone deaf

五音度
wǔ yīn dù

fifth (musical interval)

五项全能
wǔ xiàng quán néng

pentathlon

五香
wǔ xiāng

five spice seasoned

五香粉
wǔ xiāng fěn

five-spice powder

五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

五鬼
wǔ guǐ

five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence

五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn

Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells

亨利五世
hēng lì wǔ shì

Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt

人五人六
rén wǔ rén liù

to make a show of being decent and proper

伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ

pitch-dark (idiom)

八一五
bā yī wǔ

15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945)

六二五事变
liù èr wǔ shì biàn

Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)

六二五战争
liù èr wǔ zhàn zhēng

the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

十五
shí wǔ

fifteen

各打五十大板
gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn

lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)

吆五喝六
yāo wǔ hè liù

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

和平共处五项原则
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

哈拉尔五世
hā lā ěr wǔ shì

Harald V of Norway

四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè

all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)

四舍五入
sì shě wǔ rù

(math.) to round up or down

四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn

never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

大五码
dà wǔ mǎ

Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)

大五趾跳鼠
dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ

great jerboa (Allactaga major)

如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng

as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)

学富五车
xué fù wǔ chē

of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)

山本五十六
shān běn wǔ shí liù

YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral