every last detail ⇒ 她把事情的经过一五一十地告诉了我。 Tā bǎ shìqing de jīngguò yī wǔ yī shí de gàosùle wǒ. → She told me every last detail of the events.
三五成群
( 口 ) in little groups
三令五申
give repeated orders ⇒ 政府三令五申司机不能在开车时打手机。 Zhèngfǔ sān lìng wǔ shēn sījī bùnéng zài kāichē shí dǎ shǒujī. → The government has given repeated orders that drivers must not use mobile phones while driving.
三番五次
over and over again
五体投地
be lost in admiration
五光十色
brilliantly-coloured ( 英 ) 或 colored ( 美 )
五大三粗
tall and well-built
五湖四海
all over the country ⇒ 北京每天都迎来来自五湖四海的游客。 Běijīng měi tiān dōu yínglái láizì wǔ hú sì hǎi de yóukè. → Every day, people from all over the country come to Beijing.
五花八门
wide variety ⇒ 五花八门的电视节目让我无从选择。 Wǔ huā bā mén de diànshì jiémù ràng wǒ wú cóng xuǎnzé. → I find it hard to select from such a wide variety of television programmes ( 英 ) 或 programs ( 美 ) .
四分五裂
be torn asunder
四舍五入
round off to the nearest number ⇒ 5.61四舍五入后得5.6。 Wǔ diǎn liù yī sì shě wǔ rù hòu dé wǔ diǎn liù. → 5.61 can be rounded down to 5.6.
三下五除二
efficiently ⇒ 他三下五除二把我交给的任务完成了。 Tā sān xià wǔ chú èr bǎ wǒ jiāo gěi de rènwù wánchéng le. → He efficiently completed the task I gave him.
二一添作五
go fifty-fifty ⇒ 我们二一添作五吧！ Wǒmen èr yī tiān zuò wǔ ba! → Let's go fifty-fifty!
English translation of '五'
五
(wǔ)
名
five
⇒ 他五岁时得了一场重病。 (Tā wǔ suì shí déle yī chǎng zhòngbìng.) When he was five, he contracted a serious illness.
⇒ 今年的产量是去年的五倍。 (Jīnnián de chǎnliàng shì qùnián de wǔ bèi.) This year's output is five times last year's.