黑五

hēiwǔ

noun

Meanings

1 Black Friday (short for 黑色星期五)

Characters

five / Friday (abbrev. from 星期五)

Examples

黑五的时候我在亚马逊上买了一台笔记本。

Hēiwǔ de shíhou wǒ zài Yàmǎxùn shàng mǎile yì tái bǐjìběn.

During Black Friday I bought a laptop on Amazon.

对中国人来说双11 比黑五更重要。

Duì Zhōngguórén lái shuō Shuāng Shíyī bǐ Hēiwǔ gèng zhòngyào.

For Chinese people, Double 11 is more important than Black Friday.

海淘族特别关注黑五折扣。

Hǎitáozú tèbié guānzhù Hēiwǔ zhékòu.

Cross-border online shoppers watch Black Friday deals closely.

Tips

culture

Mostly relevant to 海淘 (cross-border e-commerce) shoppers buying from US/EU sites, since China already has 双11 (Singles' Day) dominating the local sale calendar in November.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

五 wǔ