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五

wǔ · wu

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  1. five
  2. 5
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Five little ducks

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，湖里(húlǐ)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)只(zhī)鸭子(yāzi)！

    Look, there are five ducks on the lake!

  2. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，是(shì)六(liù)只(zhī)。你(nǐ)再(zài)数数(shǔshù)。

    No, there are six. Count again.

  3. Liangliang

    一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)，四(sì)，五(wǔ)，没有(méiyǒu)六(liù)啊(a)。

    One, two, three, four, five. There is no six.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)大(dà)鸭子(yāzi)后面(hòumian)，还有(háiyǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)的(de)！

    Look behind the big duck. There is a little one!

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，五(wǔ)只(zhī)鸭子(yāzi)变成(biànchéng)六(liù)只(zhī)了(le)！

    Ha ha, five ducks became six!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)这(zhè)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)上(shàng)押(yā)五(wǔ)英(yīng)镑(bàng)的(de)赌(dǔ)注(zhù)。

I bet five pounds on the horse.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)约(yuē)好(hǎo)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)门(mén)口(kǒu)见(jiàn)面(miàn)。

We agreed to meet at the school gate at five o'clock.

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