十五
shí wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

十五
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shí wǔ
  1. fifteen
  2. 15

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
十
shí
  1. 1 ten
  2. 2 10
十二
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12
七十
qī shí
  1. 1 seventy
  2. 2 70
三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
九十
jiǔ shí
  1. 1 ninety
二十
èr shí
  1. 1 twenty
  2. 2 20
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
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
八十
bā shí
  1. 1 eighty
  2. 2 80
六十
liù shí
  1. 1 sixty
  2. 2 60
十一
shí yī
  1. 1 eleven
  2. 2 11
十七
shí qī
  1. 1 seventeen
  2. 2 17

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
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 lack of sticking power
  4. 4 short attention span
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
三七二十一
sān qī èr shí yī
  1. 1 three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
  2. 2 the facts of the matter
  3. 3 the actual situation
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)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
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

Sample Sentences

你看，十五号。
nǐ kàn ，shíwǔ hào 。
Look, number fifteen.
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太毁人三观了…怪不得有句话说，在未来每个人都能成名十五分钟。这个年代只要你敢就能成为网红。
tài huǐ rén sānguān le …guàibude yǒu jù huà shuō ，zài wèilái měi ge rén dōu néng chéngmíng shíwǔ fēnzhōng 。zhège niándài zhǐyào nǐ gǎn jiù néng chéngwéi wǎnghóng 。
That’s quite disturbing in terms of ethics and values… no wonder there is that saying, everyone can be famous for fifteen minutes.
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记住这几个数字吧，一千两百毫升，也就是平均计算一个成年人一天所需的水量；二十五度，太冰的水会诱发心脑血管疾病，太烫则会伤害食道，诱发食道癌，所以温水对健康最有利。
jìzhu zhè jǐ ge shùzì ba ，yīqiān liǎngbǎi háo shēng ，yějiùshì píngjūn jìsuàn yī gè chéngniánrén yītiān suǒxū de shuǐ liáng ；èrshí wǔ dù ，tài bīng de shuǐ huì yòufā xīnnǎo xuèguǎn jíbìng ，tài tàng zé huì shānghài shídào ，yòufā shídào ái ，suǒyǐ wēn shuǐ duì jiànkāng zuì yǒulì 。
You should memorize these figures: 1200 milliliters, which is how much water an adult needs a day on average; 25 degrees; water that's too cold will cause damage to the blood vessels in the brain and the heart, water that's too hot will damage the oesophagus, and cause oesophageal cancer. So warm water is best for your health.
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十五
shíwǔ
fifteen
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有六个传统节日。春节，春节是农历正月初一，元宵节，元宵节是农历正月十五，清明节，清明节是四月五日,端午节，端午节是农历五月初五，中秋节，中秋节是农历八月十五，重阳节,重阳节是农历九月初九。
yǒu liù ge chuántǒng jiérì 。Chūnjié ，Chūnjié shì nónglì zhēngyuèchūyī ，Yuánxiāojié ，Yuánxiāojié shì nónglì zhēngyuèshíwǔ ，Qīngmíngjié ，Qīngmíngjié shì Sìyuè wǔ rì ,Duānwǔjié ，Duānwǔjié shì nónglì Wǔyuè chūwǔ ，Zhōngqiūjié ，Zhōngqiūjié shì nónglì Bāyuè shíwǔ ，Chóngyángjié ,Chóngyángjié shì nónglì jiǔ yuèchū jiǔ 。
There are six traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Ching Ming Festival is April 5th. The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Mid-Autumn Festival is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Double Ninth Festival is the 9th day of the ninth lunar month.
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走路大概十五分钟。
zǒu lù dàgài shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
About fifteen minutes on foot.
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