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五六 (wǔ liù): Five or six (numeral phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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五六 consists of 2 characters.

五 • wǔ • five • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

wǔ五

five

六 • liù • six • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

liù六

six

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Pinyinwǔ liù

Meaningfive or six

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnumeral phrase

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Example Sentences with 五六

tā他

mǎi买

le了

wǔ五

liù六

běn本

shū书

。

He bought five or six books.

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

zhǐ只

yǒu有

wǔ五

liù六

gè个

rén人

tā他

děng等

le了

wǔ五

liù六

fēn分

zhōng钟

，

chē车

cái

。

There are only five or six people in the classroom.

才

lái来

。

He waited five or six minutes before the bus came.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 五六.

Words with 五

五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored
五官wǔ guānfacial features
三番五次sān fān wǔ cìRepeatedly / Over and over again
五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎiall corners of the country
五花八门wǔ huā bā ménnumerous and varied / all sorts of
五万wǔ wànfifty thousand
五分wǔ fēnfive points / five cents / five minutes
五十wǔ shífifty

Words with 六

五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored
六十liù shísixty
六月liù yuèJune
六点liù diǎnsix o'clock; six points
六百

liù bǎi

six hundred

六腑liùfǔsix hollow organs (in TCM)

十六shí liùsixteen

周六zhōu liùSaturday