五六

wǔliù

number #18,226

Meanings

我等了五六分钟。

Wǒ děng le wǔliù fēnzhōng.

I waited five or six minutes.

教室里有五六个学生。

Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu wǔliù gè xuéshēng.

There are five or six students in the classroom.

grammar

Placing two consecutive numbers together (五六, 三四, 七八) is a common Chinese way to express an approximate quantity, equivalent to 'about five or six.'

五 wǔ

六 liù