五湖四海 (wǔ hú sì hǎi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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五湖四海
五湖四海 (wǔ hú sì hǎi): All corners of the country — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
五 • wǔ • five • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wǔ
五
five
湖 • hú • lake • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
hú
湖
lake
四 • sì • four • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
sì
四
four
海 • hǎi • sea; large body of salt water • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
hǎi
海
sea; large body of salt water
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4.
How to Use 五湖四海 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
朋友
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
de
的
péng
朋
you
友
neutral
friends from all over
Verb + Object
lái
来
zì
自
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
5.
Example Sentences with 五湖四海
wǒ
我
de
的
péng
朋
yǒu
友
lái
来
zì
自
wǔ
五
neutral
come from all corners of the world
huì
汇
jù
聚
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
formal
Written
gather from all over
biàn
遍
bù
布
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
formal
Written
spread across the world
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
。
My friends come from all over the world.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
xiǎng
想
qù
去
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
,
tǐ
体
yàn
验
bù
不
tóng
同
de
的
fēng
风
tǔ
土
rén
人
qíng
情
ma
吗
?
Don't you want to travel to all corners of the country and experience different local customs?
zhè
这
ge
个
gōng
公
sī
司
zhāo
招
pìn
聘
yuán
员
gōng
工
,
huān
欢
yíng
迎
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
de
的
rén
人
cái
才
jiā
加
rù
入
。
This company is recruiting employees and welcomes talents from all corners of the world to join.
zhè
这
jiā
家
cān
餐
tīng
厅
de
的
gù
顾
kè
客
bìng
并
fēi
非
dōu
都
lái
来
zì
自
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
,
zhǔ
主
yào
要
shi
是
běn
本
dì
地
jū
居
mín
民
。
The customers of this restaurant are not all from all corners of the country; they are mainly local residents.
zài
在
hù
互
lián
联
wǎng
网
shí
时
dài
代
,
rén
人
men
们
kě
可
yǐ
以
tōng
通
guò
过
wǎng
网
luò
络
yǔ
与
wǔ
五
hú
湖
sì
四
hǎi
海
de
的
péng
朋
yǒu
友
jiāo
交
liú
流
。
In the internet age, people can communicate with friends from all over the world through the network.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 五湖四海.
Words with
五
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
multicolored
五官
wǔ guān
facial features
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Repeatedly / Over and over again
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
五万
wǔ wàn
fifty thousand
五六
wǔ liù
five or six
五分
wǔ fēn
five points / five cents / five minutes
五十
wǔ shí
fifty
Words with
湖
湖泊
hú pō
lake
江湖
jiāng hú
rivers and lakes; martial arts world; society
湖南
hú nán
Hunan Province
湖水
hú shuǐ
lake water
Words with
四
四季
sì jì
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四周
sì zhōu
all around
四处
sì chù
all over the place
四肢
sì zhī
the four limbs [arms and legs]; all fours
Words with
海
海洋
hǎi yáng
ocean
海关
hǎi guān
customs [import/export]
海外
hǎi wài
overseas
海鲜
hǎi xiān
seafood
湖边
hú biān
lakeside
堰塞湖
yàn sè hú
barrier lake; quake lake
盐湖城
Yán Hú Chéng
Salt Lake City
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
forgetful
四方
sì fāng
all directions
四通八达
sì tòng bā dá
well-connected
四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
all directions / from all sides
沿海
yán hǎi
along the coast; coastal; littoral
海域
hǎi yù
sea area
海岸
hǎi àn
coastal
海拔
hǎi bá
height; elevation