五年

多年 duōnián HSK 4 #6,443

many years; for many years / years (of experience, time)

自信人生二百年 zìxìnrénshēngèrbǎinián

I trust I have two hundred years of life / I'll stake my confidence on two hundred years to live / (lit.) self-confident that life lasts two hundred years

五分 wǔfēn #12,364

five points / five minutes / five cents

五岭逶迤腾细浪 wǔlǐngwēiyíténgxìlàng

the Five Ranges, long and winding, are leaping little ripples / (fig.) the Long March's breezy dismissal of great mountains as trivial obstacles / (lit.) Five-Ranges winding leap small-waves

五色令人目盲 wǔsèlìngrénmùmáng

the five colors blind the eye / (fig.) sensory overload dulls the senses; excess stimulation is itself a form of blindness / (lit.) five-colors cause person eye-blind

五香花生 wǔxiānghuāshēng

five-spice peanuts / peanuts boiled or roasted with five-spice seasoning

五香牛肉 wǔxiāngniúròu

five-spice beef / beef braised with five-spice powder

五黑 wǔhēi

to play as a five-stack (esports) / five-player premade

五律 wǔlǜ

five-character regulated verse / classical poem of eight lines with five characters each, strict tonal and rhyme rules

五常 wǔcháng

the five Confucian virtues: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness / the Permanent Five (P5 of the UN Security Council)