周五
Zhōu wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

周五
 - 
Zhōu wǔ
  1. Friday

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
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
十五
shí wǔ
  1. 1 fifteen
  2. 2 15
星期五
Xīng qī wǔ
  1. 1 Friday
第五
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth
周五
Zhōu wǔ
  1. 1 Friday
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三下五除二
sān xià wǔ chú èr
  1. 1 three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
  2. 2 efficiently
  3. 3 quickly and easily
三不五时
sān bù wǔ shí
  1. 1 (Tw) from time to time
  2. 2 frequently
三五
sān wǔ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 three or five
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

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)
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
  1. 1 as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
  2. 2 in a fog
  3. 3 muddled
  4. 4 completely unfamiliar with sth
学富五车
xué fù wǔ chē
  1. 1 of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè
  1. 1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr5 měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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我周五下午的记忆可都停留在家教老师家了。四五个小孩围在一起痛苦地写作业，数学是我的噩梦，我妈非让我去补习。
wǒ zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ de jìyì kě dōu tíngliú zài jiājiào lǎoshī jiā le 。sì wǔ gè xiǎohái wéi zàiyīqǐ tòngkǔ de xiě zuòyè ，shùxué shì wǒ de èmèng ，wǒ mā fēi ràng wǒ qù bǔxí 。
My memories of Friday afternoons are of being stuck at my tutor's house. Four or five children gathered round in a circle doing their homework. Mathematics was a nightmare for me, so my mum insisted on sending me to cram school.
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周五股市速报：美升日跌两样情
zhōuwǔ gǔshì sùbào ：měi shēng rì diē liǎngyàng qíng
Friday stock news bulletin: The US up while Japan is down
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我们在周一至周五都要开会。
wǒmen zài zhōuyī zhì zhōuwǔ dōu yào kāihuì 。
We have meetings every Monday to Friday.
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我这里还有一张日常工作列表，上面列出了我周一到周五的工作日程。你可以参考这个来安排你之后的工作。
wǒ zhèlǐ háiyǒu yī zhāng rìcháng gōngzuò lièbiǎo ，shàngmian lièchū le wǒ zhōuyī dào zhōuwǔ de gōngzuò rìchéng 。nǐ kěyǐ cānkǎo zhège lái ānpái nǐ zhīhòu de gōngzuò 。
I have a list of the routine duties here. It lists my work schedule for Monday to Friday. You can refer to this to arrange your future work.
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周五下班了，我们去K歌吧。
zhōuwǔ xiàbān le ，wǒmen qù K gē ba 。
When work is over on Friday, let's go to karaoke!
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天啊，这是什么鬼天气？周一16度，周二19度，周三25度，周四7度，周五就直接降到零度了。还让不让人活啊！
tiān a ，zhè shì shénme guǐ tiānqì ？zhōuyī shíliù dù ，zhōuèr shíjiǔ dù ，zhōusān èrshíwǔ dù ，zhōusì qī dù ，zhōuwǔ jiù zhíjiē jiàng dào língdù le 。hái ràng bùràng rén huó a ！
My God, what kind of awful weather is this? It was 16 degrees on Monday, 19 on Tuesday, 25 on Wednesday, 7 on Thursday, and then dropped straight down to zero on Friday. How can we live like this?
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