五四
wǔ sì
Pinyin

Definition

五四
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wǔ sì
  1. 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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
五官
wǔ guān
  1. 1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
  2. 2 facial features
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
五星
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)
五月
Wǔ yuè
  1. 1 May
  2. 2 fifth month (of the lunar year)
五粮液
Wǔ liáng yè
  1. 1 Wuliangye liquor
  2. 2 Five Grain liquor
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
十五
shí wǔ
  1. 1 fifteen
  2. 2 15
十四
shí sì
  1. 1 fourteen
  2. 2 14
四分之一
sì fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one-quarter
四十
sì shí
  1. 1 forty
  2. 2 40
四周
sì zhōu
  1. 1 all around
四季
sì jì
  1. 1 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 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
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort

Sample Sentences

老师，我们抗议，今天是五四青年节，凡是14到28周岁的青年按规定要放假半天。
lǎoshī ，wǒmen kàngyì ，jīntiān shì Wǔsì qīngnián jié ，fánshì shísì dào èrshíbā zhōusuì de qīngnián àn guīdìng yào fàngjià bàntiān 。
Teacher, we’re protesting. Today is the May Fourth Holiday. By law, all young people from the ages of 14 to 28 are allowed to take half of the day off today.
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咳，这个简单，历史课上我们都背得滚瓜烂熟了。五四的精神就是科学民主，爱国自救。它对中国的教育，思想文化，政治经济等都有深远的影响。
hài ，zhè ge jiǎndān ，lìshǐkè shàng wǒmen dōu bèi de gǔnguālànshú le 。Wǔsì de jīngshén jiùshì kēxué mínzhǔ ，àiguó zìjiù 。tā duì Zhōngguó de jiàoyù ，sīxiǎng wénhuà ，zhèngzhì jīngjì děng dōu yǒu shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hey, that’s easy. We have to memorize it in history class so well we can say it in our sleep. The essence of the May Fourth Movement is science, democracy, patriotism and self-liberation. It had a far-reaching impact on education, ideology, culture, politics and economics in China.
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最起码得知道五四运动的精神和影响吧。
zuì qǐmǎ děi zhīdào Wǔsì yùndòng de jīngshén hé yǐngxiǎng ba 。
At the very least you have to understand the essence and influence of the May Fourth Movement.
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嗯，其实五四不只是传统意义上的学生运动，更是思想政治和文化领域的革命。它在中国的地位相当于西方的“文艺复兴”在历史上的位置。比如在文化方面，由北大教授胡适、陈独秀等人主导掀起了新文化运动。
ng4 ，qíshí Wǔsì bù zhǐshì chuántǒng yìyì shàng de xuésheng yùndòng ，gèng shì sīxiǎng zhèngzhì hé wénhuà lǐngyù de gémìng 。tā zài Zhōngguó de dìwèi xiāngdāngyú xīfāng de “wényìfùxīng ”zài lìshǐ shàng de wèizhi 。bǐrú zài wénhuà fāngmiàn ，yóu Běidà jiàoshòu Hú Shì 、Chén Dúxiù děng rén zhǔdǎo xiānqǐ le xīnwénhuà yùndòng 。
Yes. Actually the May Fourth Movement was not simply a student movement in the traditional sense. It was more of a revolution of political and cultural ideology. Its position in Chinese history is equivalent to the “Renaissance” in the Western world. For example, on the cultural side of things, Peking University professors, Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu, started the New Culture Movement.
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这把是五四式手枪。那把是冲锋枪，从俄罗斯走私进来的。质量绝对一流！
zhè bǎ shì wǔsì shì shǒuqiāng 。nà bǎ shì chōngfēngqiāng ，cóng éluósī zǒusī jìnlái de 。zhìliàng juéduì yīliú ！
This one is a Type 54 handgun. That one is a submachine gun, smuggled in from Russia. The quality is totally top-notch.
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