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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

那您可以去第五大道。那里有很多商店。

nà nín kěyǐ qù Dìwǔdàdào 。nàlǐ yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn 。

You can go to Fifth Avenue. There are a lot of stores there.

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这么浮夸，不用成语会憋死你吗？嗯，今天是第五天，姨妈就快走咯。

zhème fúkuā ，bùyòng chéngyǔ huì biē sǐ nǐ ma ？ng4 ，jīntiān shì dìwǔtiān ，yímā jiù kuài zǒu lo 。

So grandiose? Would it kill you not to use a four character phrase? Eh, today is the fifth day, Aunty Flow must almost be on the out.

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第五：美国中期选举结果出来了，民主党获得众议院控制权，共和党保住了参议院。

dìwǔ ：Měiguó zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ chūlái le ，Mínzhǔdǎng huòdé Zhòngyìyuàn kòngzhìquán ，Gònghédǎng bǎozhù le cānyìyuàn 。

5. The U.S. midterm election results are out: Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the republicans kept the majority of the senate.

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跟您确认一下您看的场次，影厅是第五厅，这边上去三楼，上楼以后左转到底。

gēn nín quèrèn yīxià nín kàn de chǎngcì ，yǐngtīng shì dìwǔ tīng ，zhèbiān shàngqu sān lóu ，shàng lóu yǐhòu zuǒzhuǎn dàodǐ 。

Let me confirm your showing with you. It's in auditorium 5. Head this way to the third floor. Once you get there, take a left and head to the end.

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状态：他今天的状态不好，只得了第五名。

zhuàngtài ：tā jīntiān de zhuàngtài bù hǎo ，zhǐ dé le dìwǔ míng 。

state: He is in a bad state today. He only got fifth place.

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从耐力方面来说，第五泳道的韩国人要比他强一些。

cóng nàilì fāngmiàn láishuō ，dìwǔ yǒngdào de Hánguórén yào bǐ tā qiáng yīxiē 。

From an endurance standpoint, the Korean in lane five is a bit stronger.

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这次考的是整个学期的内容，但是重点在第五到第十章。大家要多花些心思。这次的内容不像期中考那么死板。所以，你们要真正了解学过的东西，并且灵活运用。

zhècì kǎo de shì zhěnggè xuéqī de nèiróng ，dànshì zhòngdiǎn zài dìwǔ dào dì shí zhāng 。dàjiā yào duō huā xiē xīnsi 。 zhècì de nèiróng bù xiàng qīzhōng kǎo nàme sǐbǎn 。suǒyǐ ，nǐmen yào zhēnzhèng liǎojiě xué guo de dōngxi ，bìngqiě línghuó yùnyòng 。

This exam is on the material from the entire semester, but it emphasis on Chapters 5 through 10. Everyone needs to put some extra thought into this exam. The content is not as rigid as the mid-term exam, so you all need to really understand the material that you have learned, and be able to apply it in a flexible way.

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