How to say “five” in Chinese
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“Five” in Chinese is 五, wǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
五 is read wǔ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “五”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 五. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 一二三四五yī,èr,sān,sì,wǔOne, two, three, four, five.
- 我花了五百多块钱。wǒhuālewǔbǎiduōkuàiqiánI spent a little over five hundred yuan.
- 我住在五层。wǒzhùzàiwǔcéngI live on the fifth floor.
- 请把箱子搬到五层qǐngbǎxiāngzibāndàowǔcéngPlease carry the box up to the fifth floor.
- 这个三块五毛。zhègesānkuàiwǔmáoThis costs three yuan five mao.
- 这双鞋大概五百块。zhèshuāngxiédàgàiwǔbǎikuàiThese shoes cost about five hundred yuan.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Counting to five”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “five” in Chinese?
“Five” in Chinese is 五, pinyin wǔ.
What does 五 mean?
五 (wǔ) means “five”.
How do you write 五?
五 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 五?
五 is read wǔ. Tones: wǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“five” in the lesson “Counting to five”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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