五月

wǔyuè

noun #8,664

Meanings

1 May (fifth month of the year)

Characters

Examples

五月一号是劳动节。

Wǔyuè yī hào shì Láodòngjié.

May 1st is Labor Day.

五月的天气开始变暖了。

Wǔyuè de tiānqì kāishǐ biàn nuǎn le.

The weather starts getting warmer in May.

我们打算五月去旅游。

Wǒmen dǎsuàn wǔyuè qù lǚyóu.

We plan to travel in May.

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culture

五月初五 (5th day of the 5th lunar month) is 端午节 (Duānwǔjié, Dragon Boat Festival), one of China's most important traditional holidays, featuring dragon boat races and 粽子 (zòngzi, sticky rice dumplings).

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

月 yuè