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五月

Wǔ yuè · wu yue

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Meaning

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  1. May
  2. fifth month (of the lunar year)
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Plans for May

  1. Dengdeng

    五月(wǔyuè)真好(zhēnhǎo)，不(bù)冷(lěng)也(yě)不(bù)热(rè)。

    May is so nice, neither cold nor hot.

  2. Liangliang

    五月(wǔyuè)还有(háiyǒu)劳动节(láodòngjié)，可以(kěyǐ)放假(fàngjià)。

    May also has Labour Day, so we can take days off.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)五月(wǔyuè)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where do you want to go in May?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)。可是(kěshì)五月(wǔyuè)的(de)海边(hǎibiān)人(rén)很多(hěnduō)。

    I want to go to the seaside. But the seaside is crowded in May.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)四月(sìyuè)就(jiù)去(qù)买票(mǎipiào)。

    Then we will buy tickets in April.

  6. Liangliang

    太晚了(tàiwǎnle)，我(wǒ)三月(sānyuè)就(jiù)买好了(mǎihǎole)！

    Too late. I bought mine back in March!

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2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)月(yuè)份(fèn)中(zhōng)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)五(wǔ)月(yuè)。

I like May the best of all the months.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)瑞(ruì)士(shì)，春(chūn)天(tiān)在(zài)五(wǔ)月(yuè)来(lái)临(lín)。

In Switzerland, spring comes in May.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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