五刑

wǔ xíng

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟, Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖, forced labor 徒, exile or banishment 流, capital punishment 死

你有五分钟

nǐ yǒu wǔ fēn zhōng

You have five minutes

今天我五岁了。

jīn tiān wǒ wǔ suì le。

I am five years old today.

凌晨五点起床。

líng chén wǔ diǎn qǐ chuáng。

Get up at five in the morning.

请至少等我五分钟。

qǐng zhì shǎo děng wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng。

Please wait at least five minutes for me.

办公室里才五个人

bàn gōng shì lǐ cái wǔ gè rén

There are only five people in the office

今年我读了五本书

Jīnnián wǒ dúle wǔ běn shū

This year I have read five books

我们至少需要五个苹果。

wǒ men zhì shǎo xū yào wǔ gè píng guǒ。

We need at least five apples.

工作要求他早上五点起床

gōng zuò yāo qiú tā zǎo shang wǔ diǎn qǐ chuáng

Work requires him to get up early in the morning

现在我很忙，但我将在周五去参加同事的生日派对。

xiàn zài wǒ hěn máng， dàn wǒ jiàng zài Zhōu wǔ qù cān jiā tóng shì de shēng rì pài duì。

I'm busy right now, but I'm going to a colleague's birthday party on Friday.