第五
dì wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

第五
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dì wǔ
  1. fifth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
第
dì
  1. 1 (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
  2. 2 order
  3. 3 (old) rank in the imperial examinations
  4. 4 mansion
  5. 5 (literary) but
  6. 6 just
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
第二
dì èr
  1. 1 second
  2. 2 number two
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 secondary
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)
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)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (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)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
  1. 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè
  1. 1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors

Sample Sentences

那您可以去第五大道。那里有很多商店。
nà nín kěyǐ qù Dìwǔdàdào 。nàlǐ yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn 。
You can go to Fifth Avenue. There are a lot of stores there.
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这么浮夸，不用成语会憋死你吗？嗯，今天是第五天，姨妈就快走咯。
zhème fúkuā ，bùyòng chéngyǔ huì biē sǐ nǐ ma ？ng4 ，jīntiān shì dìwǔtiān ，yímā jiù kuài zǒu lo 。
So grandiose? Would it kill you not to use a four character phrase? Eh, today is the fifth day, Aunty Flow must almost be on the out.
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第五：美国中期选举结果出来了，民主党获得众议院控制权，共和党保住了参议院。
dìwǔ ：Měiguó zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ chūlái le ，Mínzhǔdǎng huòdé Zhòngyìyuàn kòngzhìquán ，Gònghédǎng bǎozhù le cānyìyuàn 。
5. The U.S. midterm election results are out: Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the republicans kept the majority of the senate.
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跟您确认一下您看的场次，影厅是第五厅，这边上去三楼，上楼以后左转到底。
gēn nín quèrèn yīxià nín kàn de chǎngcì ，yǐngtīng shì dìwǔ tīng ，zhèbiān shàngqu sān lóu ，shàng lóu yǐhòu zuǒzhuǎn dàodǐ 。
Let me confirm your showing with you. It's in auditorium 5. Head this way to the third floor. Once you get there, take a left and head to the end.
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状态：他今天的状态不好，只得了第五名。
zhuàngtài ：tā jīntiān de zhuàngtài bù hǎo ，zhǐ dé le dìwǔ míng 。
state: He is in a bad state today. He only got fifth place.
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从耐力方面来说，第五泳道的韩国人要比他强一些。
cóng nàilì fāngmiàn láishuō ，dìwǔ yǒngdào de Hánguórén yào bǐ tā qiáng yīxiē 。
From an endurance standpoint, the Korean in lane five is a bit stronger.
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这次考的是整个学期的内容，但是重点在第五到第十章。大家要多花些心思。 这次的内容不像期中考那么死板。所以，你们要真正了解学过的东西，并且灵活运用。
zhècì kǎo de shì zhěnggè xuéqī de nèiróng ，dànshì zhòngdiǎn zài dìwǔ dào dì shí zhāng 。dàjiā yào duō huā xiē xīnsi 。 zhècì de nèiróng bù xiàng qīzhōng kǎo nàme sǐbǎn 。suǒyǐ ，nǐmen yào zhēnzhèng liǎojiě xué guo de dōngxi ，bìngqiě línghuó yùnyòng 。
This exam is on the material from the entire semester, but it emphasis on Chapters 5 through 10. Everyone needs to put some extra thought into this exam. The content is not as rigid as the mid-term exam, so you all need to really understand the material that you have learned, and be able to apply it in a flexible way.
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