五色
wǔ sè
Pinyin

Definition

五色
 - 
wǔ sè
  1. multi-colored
  2. the rainbow
  3. garish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
第五
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth
颜色
yán sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 countenance
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 facial expression
  5. 5 pigment
  6. 6 dyestuff
黑色
hēi sè
  1. 1 black
上色
shàng sè
  1. 1 top-quality
  2. 2 top-grade
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
五官
wǔ guān
  1. 1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
  2. 2 facial features
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
五星
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)
五月
Wǔ yuè
  1. 1 May
  2. 2 fifth month (of the lunar year)
五粮液
Wǔ liáng yè
  1. 1 Wuliangye liquor
  2. 2 Five Grain liquor
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
以色列
Yǐ sè liè
  1. 1 Israel
出色
chū sè
  1. 1 remarkable
  2. 2 outstanding
十五
shí wǔ
  1. 1 fifteen
  2. 2 15

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 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)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
各色各样
gè sè gè yàng
  1. 1 lit. each color and each form (idiom)
  2. 2 diverse
  3. 3 various
  4. 4 all kinds of
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

Sample Sentences

然后又历时九天九夜，用五色石将天补好。
ránhòu yòu lìshí jiǔ tiān jiǔ yè ，yòng wǔsèshí jiāng tiān bǔ hǎo 。
She then spent another nine days and nine nights using the stones to patch up the sky.
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她找到了许多五颜六色的石头，把它们放在熔炉里熔化，历时九天九夜，最终炼成了36501块五色石。
tā zhǎodào le xǔduō wǔyánliùsè de shítou ，bǎ tāmen fàng zài rónglú lǐ rónghuà ，lìshí jiǔ tiān jiǔ yè ，zuìzhōng liàn chéng le sānwànliùqiānwǔbǎilíngyī kuài wǔsèshí 。
She found many multicolored stones, placed them all in a furnace and smelted them for nine days and nine nights. In the end she smelted 36,501 of the multicolored rocks.
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天补好了，大地也放晴了，雨过天晴后天边出现了五色彩霞。
tiān bǔ hǎo le ，dàdì yě fàngqíng le ，yǔguòtiānqíng hòu tiānbiān chūxiàn le wǔsè cǎixiá 。
After the sky was patched, the earth returned to normal as well. As the rains dissipated, rosy clouds appeared on the horizon.
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