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Chinese dictionary
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num.six (sum of five plus one); sixth; (refer to 数字); 6
一加五等于六。
One plus five is six.
我已经六天没见过他了。
I haven't seen him in six days.
我只剩六元了。
I only have six yuan left.
synonym
- 2
n.a note of the scale in gongchepu, corresponding to 5 in numbered musical notation; the fifth note in gongche musical notation; (refer to 工尺)
Words and phrases with 六
- 六分仪[word]sextant
- 六书[word]six categories of Chinese characters
- 六路[word]six directions
- 六亲[word]one's kindred
- 六一儿童节[word]International Children's Day
- 六根[word]six roots of sensation
- 六经辨证[word]analysing and differentiating of febrile diseases in accordance with the theory of the six pair of channels
- 六艺[word]the six subjects of ancient Chinese education: rites, music, archery, charioteering, reading and writing, and arithmetic; the Six Classics: The Book of Songs, The Classic of Documents, The Book of Rites, The Book of Music, The Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Annals
- 六尘[word]worldly affairs that play on human desires
- 六朝金粉[idiom]gaiety and splendour of the aristocratic life of Six Dynasties; women's cosmetics and adornments
- 六合之内[idiom]across/throughout the country
- 六尺之孤[idiom]orphan under fifteen years old
- 六宫粉黛[idiom]empress, imperial concubines and maids
- 六月飞霜[idiom]miscarriage of justice
- 六亲不认[idiom]disown all one's relatives and friends; be committed to public welfare/interest with no attempt to seek personal gains
- 六道轮回[idiom]the six great divisions in the wheel of karma
- 六畜兴旺[idiom]The domestic animals are all thriving.
- 六神无主[idiom]all six vital organs fail to function-be perplexed/stupefied
Word usage
- Note"六" is written as "陆" on cheques, banknotes, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations.