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五wǔfive

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五 (wǔ) means "five." It appears in 我有五本书。 (I have five books.) and 现在五点。 (It's five o'clock now.) In the dialogue, A asks how many apples B bought, and B replies 五个。 (Five.) When A asks the price, B says 五块钱。 (Five kuai.)

What does 五 mean?

  1. 1.

    fivenumeral

What does the character 五 mean?

  • 五five

How do you use 五?

See it in 五本书 and 五点

What are some examples of 五 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我有五本书。

    Wǒ yǒu wǔ běn shū.

    I have five books.

  2. HSK 1

    现在五点。

    Xiànzài wǔ diǎn.

    It's five o'clock now.

How is 五 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你买了几个苹果？

    Nǐ mǎi le jǐ ge píngguǒ?

    How many apples did you buy?

  2. Speaker B:

    五个。

    Wǔ ge.

    Five.

  3. Speaker A:

    多少钱？

    Duōshao qián?

    How much were they?

  4. Speaker B:

    五块钱。

    Wǔ kuài qián.

    Five kuai.

Can you use 五 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (five): 我有___本书。 (I have five books.)
  2. 2.What does 现在五点。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 五块钱。 mean?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.