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multicolored
over and over again
five sense organs of TCM
myriad
all parts of the country
5-1
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00
several
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
the fifth
fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
Notice where 五 sits in each complete thought.
Was it in May that I was born?
Source: Tatoeba #844701 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've been waiting for you for 5 hours.
Source: Tatoeba #717186 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'll pick you up at your home at five.
Source: Tatoeba #333216 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe found her after five hours.
Source: Tatoeba #1777888 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's five minutes to ten.
Source: Tatoeba #382995 · CC BY 2.0 FRI hope to see you this Friday.
Source: Tatoeba #1435459 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.