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伍 wǔ

five, company of five; troops

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻五 ⿰亻五

Memory hint: Five 五 people 亻; 五 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这支队伍训练得很刻苦。
    Zhè zhī duìwu xùnliàn de hěn kèkǔ.
    This team trains very hard.
    this (measure) team train (particle) very hard-working
  2. 你们的队伍有多少人？
    Nǐmen de duìwu yǒu duōshao rén?
    How many people are in your team?
    your (particle) team have how-many person (question)
  3. 大家排好队伍准备出发吧。
    Dàjiā pái hǎo duìwu zhǔnbèi chūfā ba.
    Everyone line up in formation and get ready to set off.
    everyone line good team prepare depart (suggestion)
  4. 这支队伍并没有获得冠军。
    Zhè zhī duìwu bìng méiyǒu huòdé guànjūn.
    This team didn't win the championship at all.
    this (measure) team not (particle) not-have obtain champion
  5. 在阅兵仪式上，队伍走得非常整齐。
    Zài yuèbīng yíshì shàng, duìwu zǒu de fēicháng zhěngqí.
    At the military parade, the formation marched very neatly.
    at military-parade ceremony on, team walk (particle) very neat

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