六
liù
Pinyin

Definition

六
 - 
liù
  1. six
  2. 6

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

六
liù
  1. 1 six
  2. 2 6
三十六计
sān shí liù jì
  1. 1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
  2. 2 all the possible schemes and stratagems
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
六十
liù shí
  1. 1 sixty
  2. 2 60
六月
Liù yuè
  1. 1 June
  2. 2 sixth month (of the lunar year)
十六
shí liù
  1. 1 sixteen
  2. 2 16
星期六
Xīng qī liù
  1. 1 Saturday
第六感
dì liù gǎn
  1. 1 sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
周六
Zhōu liù
  1. 1 Saturday
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
五脏六腑
wǔ zàng liù fǔ
  1. 1 five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
六分之一
liù fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one sixth
六分仪
liù fēn yí
  1. 1 sextant
六十四卦
liù shí sì guà
  1. 1 the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
六十年代
liù shí nián dài
  1. 1 the sixties
  2. 2 the 1960s
六合
Lù hé
  1. 1 Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
六合区
Lù hé qū
  1. 1 Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
六合彩
liù hé cǎi
  1. 1 Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

Idioms (10)

三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
  1. 1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
  2. 2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
  1. 1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 2 left to one's own devices
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
身怀六甲
shēn huái liù jiǎ
  1. 1 to be pregnant (idiom)
过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

Sample Sentences

都六点了，你还不回家呀？
dōu liù diǎn le ，nǐ hái bù huíjiā ya ？
It’s 6 o’clock already, you haven't gone home yet?
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新华社四月十六日电
Xīnhuáshè Sìyuè shíliù rì diàn
Xinhua News April 16th
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六
liù
six
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一九九六年
yījiǔjiǔliù nián
year 1996
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四五六
sì wǔ liù
four five six
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六十三
liù shí sān
sixty three
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女孩儿又递给他两张票，说：不好意思，昨晚我不小心拿到错的票放进信封里了。那两张是我在上海的跳蚤市场淘到的古董，这两张才是这周六的门票，就这么巧，恰恰是一样的日期。
nǚháiēr yòu dì gěi tā liǎng zhāng piào ，shuō ：bùhǎoyìsi ，zuówǎn wǒ bù xiǎoxīn nádào cuò de piào fàngjìn xìnfēng lǐ le 。nà liǎng zhāng shì wǒ zài Shànghǎi de tiàozǎoshìchǎng táo dào de gǔdǒng ，zhè liǎng zhāng cái shì zhè zhōuliù de ménpiào ，jiù zhème qiǎo ，qiàqià shì yīyàng de rìqī 。
The girl gave him two tickets again, and she said, "Sorry, I put the wrong tickets into the envelope last night. Those are the antique I picked out at a flea market in Shanghai, and these two tickets are the ones for this Saturday. It's such a coincidence that they're the same date." She said.
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没问题，我和我们同事换班，周六我和你一块儿去。”
méiwèntí ，wǒ hé wǒmen tóngshì huànbān ，zhōuliù wǒ hé nǐ yīkuàir5 qù 。”
No problem. I will change shifts with my colleague and join you on Saturday.
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这周六有一场话剧表演，我有两张票，你能和我一块儿去吗?”
zhè zhōuliù yǒu yīchǎng huàjù biǎoyǎn ，wǒ yǒu liǎng zhāng piào ，nǐ néng hé wǒ yīkuàir5 qù ma ?”
There is a play this Saturday. I have two tickets. Would you like to come along?
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秦宇回到家梳洗完毕，拿着女孩儿给他的信封躺到床上。打开信封，里面是两张泛黄的票券，他把票拿起来一看：演出地点是在上海话剧院。而演出时间──1930年8月9日星期六。
Qínyǔ huídào jiā shūxǐ wánbì ，ná zhe nǚháiēr gěi tā de xìnfēng tǎng dào chuáng shàng 。dǎkāi xìnfēng ，lǐmiàn shì liǎng zhāng fànhuáng de piàoquàn ，tā bǎ piào ná qǐlái yī kàn ：yǎnchū dìdiǎn shì zài Shànghǎi huàjù yuàn 。ér yǎnchū shíjiān ──yījiǔsānlíng nián bā yuè jiǔ rì Xīngqīliù 。
Qinyu got back home and showered. He lay on his bed and opened up the envelope the girl gave him. There were two yellowed tickets. So he read the description on it: "Location: Shanghai Performance Hall. Time: August 9, 1930, Saturday. "
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