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1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

Sample Sentences

是，暑期强档，七月十五号就可以在电影院看到了。

shì ，shǔqī qiángdǎng ，qīyuè shíwǔ hào jiù kěyǐ zài diànyǐngyuàn kàndào le 。

Yes, a summer blockbuster, you can see it in cinemas from July 15.

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那我们五号开始吧。

nà wǒmen wǔ hào kāishǐ ba 。

Then let's start filming on the fifth.

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女主角好像有课，五号可能来不了。

nǚ zhǔjué hǎoxiàng yǒu kè ，wǔ hào kěnéng láibuliǎo 。

It seems the female lead has class. She won't be able to make it on the fifth.

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五号去，七号回。

wǔ hào qù ，qī hào huí 。

Go on the fifth, come back on the seventh.

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好，下面上场的是来自乌克兰的五号选手阿全，他将为大家带来一段经典的绕口令《喇嘛和哑巴》。掌声有请！

hǎo ，xiàmian shàngchǎng de shì láizì Wūkèlán de wǔ hào xuǎnshǒu Āquán ，tā jiāng wèi dàjiā dàilái yī duàn jīngdiǎn de ràokǒulìng 《lǎma hé yǎba 》。zhǎngshēng yǒuqǐng ！

OK, next up to the stage we have contestant number five from Ukraine, A Quan. He'll be performing a classic tongue twister for you called, "The Lama and the Mute." Please welcome him to the stage!

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五号选手，袁梦瑶，这是最后一关。如果通关成功，你就是本周的周冠军。在这一关中你有一次求助现场观众的机会。游戏规则你都清楚了吗？

wǔ hào xuǎnshǒu ，Yuán Mèngyáo ，zhè shì zuìhòu yī guān 。rúguǒ tōngguān chénggōng ，nǐ jiù shì běn zhōu de zhōu guànjūn 。zài zhè yī guān zhōng nǐ yǒu yī cì qiúzhù xiànchǎng guānzhòng de jīhuì 。yóuxì guīzé nǐ dōu qīngchǔ le ma ？

Contestant number 5, Yuan Mengyao, this is the last round. If you successfully pass this round, you're this week's winner. During this round you'll have one opportunity to ask the audience for help. Are you clear on the rules of the game?

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啊，好的。另外，上次的五号地块，政府已经答应给我们了，我算了一下，增值的空间在10个亿左右。还有，您的三太太刚才打电话过来说，让您今晚去她那里吃饭。哦，对了，恭喜李总再次当选世界十大杰出青年，这是美国奥巴马总统发来的贺信......

à ，hǎo de 。lìngwài ，shàngcì de wǔ hào dìkuài ，zhèngfǔ yǐjīng dāying gěi wǒmen le ，wǒ suàn le yīxià ，zēngzhí de kōngjiān zài shí ge yì zuǒyòu 。háiyǒu ，nín de sāntàitai gāngcái dǎ diànhuà guòlai shuō ，ràng nín jīnwǎn qù tā nàlǐ chīfàn 。ò ，duì le ，gōngxǐ Lǐ zǒng zàicì dāngxuǎn shìjiè shí dà jiéchū qīngnián ，zhè shì Měiguó Àobāmǎ zǒngtǒng fā lái de hèxìn ......

Ah, OK. Another thing, about that number 5 area of land from before, the government has already agreed to give it to us. I made some calculations and it has room to increase in value to about 5 billion. Also, your third mistress just called. She wants you to go to her house for dinner tonight. Oh, that's right. I'd like to congratulate Mr. Li for being chosen yet again for the 'Ten Outstanding Youth' award. This is the congratulatory letter the American President, Obama sent you...

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五号一节三块五，七号一节三块。

wǔ hào yī jié sān kuài wǔ ，qī hào yī jié sān kuài 。

AA are 3.5 RMB each; AAA are 3 RMB each.

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要不，你都买吧。五号、七号是最常用的电池，其他地方也用得到。

yàobu ，nǐ dōu mǎi ba 。wǔ hào 、qī hào shì zuì chángyòng de diànchí ，qítā dìfang yě yòngdedào 。

Or maybe you should buy both. AA and AAA are the most commonly used batteries. You'll be able to use them for other things.

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我的遥控器挺大的，估计用五号。

wǒ de yáokòngqì tǐng dà de ，gūjì yòng wǔ hào 。

My remote control is quite big. I would guess that it takes AA.

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