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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

肖小姐，我们可是有正规营业执照的公司。这种金字塔制度是连哈佛大学的顶尖营销大师都推崇的，最能激发人的潜能和主观能动性。你想想，一个变两个，两个变四个，四个变八个，你的收入会呈几何级数增长。到时公司会给你派私家车，每年五星级旅游两次，你就能戴上金字塔最顶上的那个皇冠啦！

Xiāo xiǎojie ，wǒmen kěshì yǒu zhèngguī yíngyèzhízhào de gōngsī 。zhèzhǒng Jīnzìtǎ zhìdù shì lián Hāfó Dàxué de dǐngjiān yíngxiāo dàshī dōu tuīchóng de ，zuì néng jīfā rén de qiánnéng hé zhǔguānnéngdòngxìng 。nǐ xiǎng xiang ，yī ge biàn liǎng ge ，liǎng ge biàn sì ge ，sì ge biàn bā ge ，nǐ de shōurù huì chéng jǐhéjíshù zēngzhǎng 。dào shí gōngsī huì gěi nǐ pài sījiāchē ，měinián wǔ xīng jí lǚyóu liǎng cì ，nǐ jiù néng dàishàng Jīnzìtǎ zuì dǐngshàng de nàge huángguān la ！

Miss Xiao, we're a company with a legitimate business license! Even the elite business marketing professors at Harvard University have praised this kind of pyramid structure. It's the best for stimulating people's potential and conscious activity! Think about it, one becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight-- your income will increase geometrically. Eventually, the company will give you a private car, and two five-star trips per year. You'll be able to wear the ''Pyramid Crown!"

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我们是学校唯一一个五星级话剧社团，而且去年我们参加市级大学生话剧节，赢得了好几个一等奖呢。

wǒmen shì xuéxiào wéiyī yī gè wǔxīngjí huàjù shètuán ，érqiě qùnián wǒmen cānjiā shìjí dàxuésheng huàjù jié ，yíngdé le hǎojǐge yīděngjiǎng ne 。

We are the only five-star drama society. Moreover, last year we took part in a city-level university student drama festival and won several first prizes.

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你担心这个啊，这是五星级酒店，每天都会消毒的。

nǐ dānxīn zhè ge a ，zhè shì wǔxīngjí jiǔdiàn ，měitiān dōu huì xiāodú de 。

Relax. This is a five star hotel. It's disinfected every day.

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废话。这是五星级酒店。

fèihuà 。zhè shì wǔxīng jí jiǔdiàn 。

No kidding... this is a five-star hotel.

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我是五星公司的。前两天我跟你们王总约好了。不知道他现在方便通话吗？

wǒ shì Wǔxīng gōngsī de 。qián liǎng tiān wǒ gēn nǐmen Wáng Zǒng yuē hǎo le 。bù zhīdào tā xiànzài fāngbiàn tōnghuà ma ？

I'm from Five Star Incorporated. A couple days ago I made an appointment with Mr. Wang. Is he available to talk now?

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是啊。它叫五星红旗。

shì ā 。tā jiào wǔxīng hóngqí 。

Yeah, it's called the Five-starred Red Flag.

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50美金在上海能住市中心三星级的酒店。海南的酒店现在很便宜，因为是淡季。50美金可以住四星级，甚至五星级的酒店。不过住不了海景房。

wǔshí měijīn zài Shànghǎi néng zhù shìzhōngxīn sānxīngjí de jiǔdiàn 。Hǎinán de jiǔdiàn xiànzài hěn piányi ，yīnwèi shì dànjì 。wǔshí měijīn kěyǐ zhù sìxīngjí ， shènzhì wǔxīngjí de jiǔdiàn 。bùguò zhùbùliǎo hǎijǐng fáng 。

50 dollars can get you into a 3-star hotel in downtown Shanghai. It's very cheap to stay in a hotel in Hainan now because it's the off season. 50 dollars can get you a 4 or even 5-star hotel. But you won't get a room with an ocean view.

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